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Stephen F. Austin
State University
Minutes of the
Board of Regents
Nacogdoches, Texas
October 26,1999
Volume 163
TABLE OF CONTENTS
October 26,1999
Page
00-01 Approval of July 27, 1999 Minutes 1
00-02 Faculty and Staff Appointments for 1999-00 1
00-03 Changes of Status 3
00-04 Retirements 4
00-05 Underenrolled Classes 4
00-06 Approval for Academic Standard Revision 5
00-07 Approval to Expand Academic Excellence Scholarship Program 5
00-08 Approval to Offer Master of Public Administration Degree 6
00-09 Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing 6
00-10 Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of Future Debt 6
00-11 Purchase of Water Sample Testing Services 6
00-12 Acquisition of Closed Captioning Equipment 6
00-13 Cabling for Internet 2 Funded by TIF Grant 6
00-14 Fine Arts Building Stone and Brick Work 6
00-15 Construction of Parking Lot on Carolyn and Baker Streets 7
00-16 Replacement of Chiller at Griffith Hall 7
00-17 Concrete Work Contract 7
00-18 SFASU Foundation, Inc 7
00-19 SFASU Alumni Association/Foundation 7
00-20 Policy Revisions 7
Reports 8
A. Faculty Senate
B. Student Government Association
C. Vice President - Alumni Affairs
D. Vice President for University Advancement
E. President
Appendix No. 1 - Proposal for Master of Public Administration Degree Program 9
Appendix No. 2 - Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing 94
Appendix No. 3 - Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of
Future Debt 95
Appendix No. 4 - Budget Transfers Less Than $50,000 96
Appendix No. 5 - SFASU Foundation, Inc. Private Support Agreement 97
Appendix No. 6 - Alumni Association/Foundation Private Support Agreement 101
Appendix No. 7 - Policy Revisions 107
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
BOARD OF REGENTS
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
OCTOBER 26, 1999
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Jimmy Murphy. Board members present in
Room 307: R. A. Brookshire, Penny Butler, Mike Enoch, Pattye Greer, Gary Lopez, Susan
Roberds, and Mike Wilhite. Absent: Lyn Stevens.
Others present in Board Room 307: Dan Angel, Janelle Ashley, Jerry Holbert, Baker Pattillo,
Roland Smith, Yvette Clark, and other SFA administrators.
00-01
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that minutes of the July 27, 1999 meeting of the Board of Regents be approved as
amended.
00-02
Upon motion of Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Wilhite, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following appointments be approved.
1. Forestry
Dr. Jeffrey Duguay, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (West Virginia University), at a salary of
$35,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Peter P. Siska, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), at a salary of
$43,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
2. History
Dr. Robert B. Allen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Columbia University), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
3. Human Services
Dr. Thomas E. Caffery, Assistant Professor, Ed.D. (Texas A&M University at
Commerce), at a salary of $35,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1,
1999.
4. Nursing
Ms. Charlene Manley, Clinical Instructor, M.S.N. (University of Texas at Tyler), at a
salary of $36,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
5. Music
Mr. James C. Fellenbaum, Instructor, M.M. (Northwestern University, Illinois), at a salary
of $36,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Steven Loss, Assistant Professor, D.M.A. (University of Missouri at Kansas City), at a
salary of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. J.D. McManus, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Texas), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Mark Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor, D.M. A. (University of Houston), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
6. Social Work
Dr. Sam Copeland, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Houston), at a salary of
$38,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
7. Library
Ms. Rachel Galan, Librarian I, M.L.S. (University of Texas), at a salary of $30,822 for
100% time for twelve months, effective September 1, 1999.
8. University Affairs
Mr. Britt Patton, Director of the Wellness Center, at a salary of $37,000 for twelve
months, effective July 19, 1999.
Mr. Tony Howard, Soccer Coach, at a salary of $30,000 for ten and one-half months,
effective July 26, 1999.
00-03
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following changes of status be approved.
1. Elementary Education
Dr. Janice Pattillo, from Professor at $50,054 for 100% time for nine months to
Professor/Interim Chair at $53,804 100% time for nine months.
Dr. Elvia Rodriguez, from Professor/Chair for 100% time for twelve months to Professor/
Director of ExCET Services for 100% time for twelve months. No change in salary.
2. Psychology
Dr. Mark Ludorf, extension of Faculty Development (ACE Fellow) Leave of absence
from Fall '99 at full salary to Fall and Spring '00-00 at half salary for nine months. No
change in salary.
3. Accounting
Dr. Sammie Smith, from Professor of Accounting to Professor and Temple-Inland
Employees Distinguished Professor in Accounting for 100% time for nine months, from a
salary of $70,017 to $72,262.
4. Economics and Finance
Dr. John H. Lewis, from Professor of Finance to Professor and Citizens 1st Bank
Distinguished Professor in Bank Management for 100% time for nine months, from a
salary of $65,490 to $66,663.
00-04
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following retirements be accepted.
1. English/Philosophy
Dr. Harry D. Dawson, Associate Professor, effective May 31, 2000.
2. Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
Dr. Bobby D. Browning, Associate Professor, effective December 31, 1999.
00-05
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following Fall '99 Underenrolled Class List be approved.
AGM 383.001 - Ag. Machinery Design and Structure
Enrolled: 9
Graduating seniors
ANS 302.001 - Livestock Fitting and Showing
Enrolled: 6
Taught by Farm Manager; no additional salary
CHE 561.01 -Biotechnology 1
Enrolled: 4
Maintain proper sequence in Biotechnology program
COM 404.001 - Newspaper Graphics
Enrolled: 7
Graduating seniors
ENG 099.066 - Developmental English
Enrolled: 9
Class had 10 students at 5:00 p.m. on 12th class day
FOR 241.001 - Wood Properties
Enrolled: 8
New course
NUR 414.002 - Families in Crisis
Enrolled: 7
Maintain proper sequence
NUR 417.002 - Fam-Self-Care Situational Crisis
Enrolled: 7
Maintain proper sequence
SPA 132.005 - Elementary Spanish II
Enrolled: 9
Maintain proper sequence
THR 436.001 - Period Style Thr I
Enrolled: 8
New course
THR 500.001 - Graduate Research
Enrolled 4
Maintain proper sequence
00-06
Upon motion of Regent Enoch, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Brookshire, Butler,
Lopez, Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Roberds voting nay, it was ordered that
admission requirements for beginning freshmen students specify that applicants must earn at least
a second-level high school degree or its equivalent before beginning at SFA effective Fall 2003 as
a first step in strengthening admission standards. Regent Roberds requested Chair Murphy to
appoint a committee to study marketing of SFA.
00-07
Upon motion of Regent Enoch, seconded by Regent Roberds, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that a Transfer Scholarship Program for community college transfer students be
established, and the Academic Excellence Scholarship Program be enhanced, at a cost of
$435,100, effective 9-1-2000.
00-08
Upon motion of Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that approval be given to the request to seek permission from the Coordinating Board to
offer the Master of Public Administration Degree, effective fall 2000.
00-09
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that that the Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing be approved as presented in
Appendix No. 2 and that the President and staff be authorized to proceed with initiating the bond
transaction as directed by the Texas Public Finance Authority.
00-10
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of Future Debt be approved
as presented.
00-11
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Lopez, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that approval be given to the purchase of necessary water samples generated by the Alto
Watershed Project at a cost not to exceed $80,000 funded by the College of Forestry, Center for
Applied Studies in Forestry, Forest Resources Institute (FRI), Temple-Inland Incorporated, and
the National Council for the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI).
00-12
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that equipment for on-line and off-line closed captioning be purchased in an amount not
to exceed $99,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders.
The University will be reimbursed by grant funds over a three-year period for the captioning
services and the equipment will remain with the University following completion of the grant.
00-13
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that purchase of the Cisco 7206 Router be approved, at an amount not to exceed $55,000,
and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders. Source of Funds: TTF
Grant
00-14
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Physical Plant be authorized to contract for repairs, cleaning, and waterproofing
of the stone and brick areas of the Fine Arts Building and the bell tower at a cost not to exceed
$170,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders.
00-15
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Physical Plant Department be authorized to proceed with the addition of the
parking area at Baker and Carolyn Streets, at a cost not to exceed $100,000 and that the President
be authorized to sign the necessary contracts and purchase orders.
00-16
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Roberds, with all members voting aye, it
was ordered that the Physical Plant be authorized to act as contractor for the replacement of the
chiller in Griffith Hall and modification of the connection between Hall 15 and Hall 18 (Ken-
Hall) at a cost not to exceed $100,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary
purchase orders.
00-17
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the University be authorized to accept proposals for a two-year contract from the
concrete contractor offering the best proposal and that the President be authorized to sign the
contracts.
00-18
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Butler, Enoch, Lopez,
Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Brookshire voting nay, it was ordered that the
private support organization agreement between the SFASU Foundation, Inc., and the University
be approved as presented.
00-19
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Butler, Enoch, Lopez,
Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Brookshire voting nay, it was ordered that the
private support organization agreement between the Alumni Association/Foundation and the
University be approved as presented.
00-20
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the policy revisions be approved with the appropriate changes being made to Student
Media and Use of University Facilities.
REPORTS
A. Faculty Senate
B. Student Government Association
C. Vice President - Alumni Affairs
D. Vice President for University Advancement
E. President
Awards presented to Steve Westbrook, Terri Sayler, Betty Alford and Anna Bradfield
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Appendix No. 1
PROPOSAL FOR A
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE PROGRAM
October 26, 1999
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
Table of Contents
Page
Section - 7
5.92 Description of Proposed Program x
5.93 Projected Enrollment
5.94 Faculty 10-12
5.95 Library
5.96 Facilities and Equipment 13-14
5.97 Administration of Proposed Program 14
14-17
5.98 Accreditation
17 — 18
5.99 Supporting Fields
18—20
5.100 Costs of Proposed Program x
Appendix A Description of the New Graduate Courses
Appendix B Practitioners Letters of Support
Appendix C American Public Employee Survey Data
Appendix D SFASU Letters of Support
Appendix E Flyers sent to unclassified SFASU employees
Appendix F Vitas
Appendix G Section 5.95 Library
Appendix H Letters of Support from Prospective Students
Note- The attached proposal is numbered and written to follow
the guidelines (in boldface type) established by the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board for the presentation of
requests for new academic degree programs.
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5.92. Description of Proposed Program
(1) What is the title and nature of the proposed degree program?
The title of the proposed degree program is Master of Public
Administration (MPA) Program. The mission of the MPA Program is to
educate students for tomorrow's management and leadership positions
in the public sector, including local governments, state governments,
and nonprofit agencies. In these positions, public administrators
are called on to act professionally, responsibly, and effectively as
they pursue public purposes. The proposed Program fits the mission
of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), and it would fill the
educational demands and needs in East Texas for better qualified
public administrators. The MPA Program would also serve as a
resource to promote professional administration of government and
nonprofit agencies in our region.
(2) List the course offerings to comprise the program. Which of
these courses will be new ones?
The course offerings combine to comprise a 36 hour professional
degree program. The students will be required to take each of the
seven core courses (21 hours) listed below. Each student will be
required to have a minor (e.g., business, communications, forestry,
geography, history, or psychology) with a minimum of nine (9) hours.
The remaining six (6) hours will be selected from the public
administration internship, advanced graduate studies, thesis research
and writing, and elective graduate courses.
Core Courses (3 credit hours each):
PSC 500 Survey of Public Administration
PSC 505 Public Administration Methods
PSC 510 Public Personnel Administration
PSC 515 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
PSC 520 Policy Systems and Evaluation
PSC 525 Public Organizations and Management
PSC 530 Topics in Public Affairs
Other Courses (3 credit hours each):
PSC 599 Public Administration Internship
PSC 575*, PSC 576* Advanced Graduate Studies
PSC 58 9* Thesis Research
PSC 590* Thesis Writing
(*Courses currently offered)
A description of these courses is provided in Appendix A. With the
exception of Public Administration Methods, we currently offer the
other six (6) core courses at the undergraduate level with an
appropriate level of difficulty. We also offer the Public
Administration Internship at the undergraduate level.
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(3) Outline a semester-by-semester curriculum for the proposed
program, if applicable.
(4) What special requirements are included in the degree plan? If a
graduate degree is contemplated, is a thesis or dissertation
required? If not, what will be substituted? Describe any innovative
changes in degree requirements.
The MPA Program will not have any special requirements in degree
plans. A thesis will not be required, but will be an option.
Students wishing to pursue a doctorate in public administration or a
related field will be advised to do a thesis. Non-thesis students
will be required to do a special research project related to their
in-service work or internship- In-service students who elect special
research projects that do not warrant more than (3) credit hours will
take an additional course in their minor field or take an elective
graduate course to complete the MPA degree. Therefore, all students
receiving an MPA degree from SFASU will demonstrate administrative
ability and research skills.
(5) Is the proposed program entirely new to the institution? Is it
an extension of a minor field? If so, give the number of students
minoring in the program during the last three years.
The proposed Program is new to Stephen F. Austin State University.
However, our department has been teaching specific public
administration classes and offering a Bachelor of Science degree with
a major in public administration since 1966.
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(6) How many similar programs are offered elsewhere in Texas, and
where? What is the nearest institution offering a similar program?
There are 18 masters of public administration granting institutions
listed on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board web site. Of
the six institutions that offer baccalaureate degrees in public
administration, only Stephen F. Austin and West-Texas A&M University
do not offer the MPA. (West-Texas A&M is close to Texas Tech, one of
the institutions that has an MPA Program. ) Of the 18 MPA granting
institutions only seven (7) are accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Refer to Table 5.92(6) for MPA granting institutions with NASPAA
accreditation.
Table 5.92(6) MPA Granting Institutions
in Texas with NASPAA Accreditation
Southwest Texas State University
Texas Tech University
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at El Paso
The nearest institution that offers the MPA degree is UT-Tyler, which
is approximately 70 miles to the northwest of SFASU. The UT-Tyler
program is not accredited by (nor a member of) NASPAA. The nearest
accredited program is at UT-Dallas.
The proposed MPA Program at SFA and the MPA degree offered at UT-Tyler
will not unnecessarily duplicate supply in the service area.
In Figure 5.92(6), we have drawn a service area circle 75 miles from
SFASU. In an effort to respect UT-Tyler's service area, the circle is
flat to the northwest about 35 miles from UT-Tyler. Students in the
circle would be closer to SFA than to any other MPA degree granting
institution.
The Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) degree is
offered at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas
A&M University. The School is a member of NASPAA; however, given the
newness of the School, it is not accredited by NASPAA. Student
admission to the degree program is limited and competitive, which is
consistent with the Bush School's desire to build a national
reputation.
The proposed program will admit all applicants who meet the admission
standards of the SFA Graduate School: an overall undergraduate grade
point average of 2.5, an upper division undergraduate grade point
average of 2.8, and acceptable scores on the General Test of the
Graduate Record Examination. The SFA program will thus provide
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Service Area for Proposed
MPA Program at SFASU
Figure 5.92(6)
N
A
Scale
1:2,700,000
HUES GTS LAB
Dcprtnuotof PoWcd Sdmtm nod G^ofraphy
Steffea F. Amda State Uriiwnity
Source: Texas Natural Resource Information Services (TNRIS)
Projection: UIM
Datum: NAD-27
Application Program: ARC/INFO 72 J A ARCVEW3J
Date cf Composition: March 2.1999
Map Composition by: W. L. Gardner, Jr.
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access to graduate training in an accredited program for those
students who may have been denied that opportunity by highly
selective programs.
(7) Describe current manpower needs for graduates of the program.
Also, describe how the proposed program strengthens the total
academic program of the institution.
The manpower needs for graduates of the MPA Program have been
articulated by several practitioners in the public sector. J.C.
Hughes, the City Manager of Nacogdoches, notes, "We also see an
immense value in having a local MPA program available to our city
employees. Such a program will raise the professional level of our
public servants. In fact, we recently hired a Police Chief who has
an MPA." C.G. Maclin, the City Manager of Lufkin, writes, "This
degree has an excellent track record in the city management
profession. Many cities prefer managers with an MPA degree." Robin
L Moore, MPA and Chief Executive Officer of East Texas Community
Health Services, Inc. notes that "the non-profit sector is growing by
leaps and bounds." Mary 0. Daly, the City of Manager of Rusk, states
that "an MPA program at SFASU would be invaluable to the public
sector over the several counties and many cities in the East Texas
area surrounding the university." Tom Dark, the Director of Public
Works for the City of Shreveport, simply states, "I believe that this
kind of training is needed in the East Texas/Northwest Louisiana
area " Carol Church, the Associate Director for The Center for
Service-Learning and Eldercare, believes that the MPA "would be very
beneficial for those individuals in the East Texas area wanting to
advance in their chosen profession of volunteer management." (For
these and other comments from practitioners, please see Appendix B,
pp. B-l to B-6) .
Overall job growth in Texas at the state and local levels of
government has been significant. Table 5.92(7) documents the growth
of government employment from 1994 to 1997. The largest increases
during this time period have been at the local (9.53 percent) and
state (6.25 percent) levels.
Table 5.92(7) Growth in Government Employment in Texas
(in thousands)
1994 1995 1996 1997 1994-1997
Local 898.2 933.0 960.8 983.8 9.53%
State 301.0 314.5 319.7 319.8 6.25%
Federal 192.2 190.7 186.9 185.8 -3.33%
Total 1391.4 1438.2 1467.4 1489.4 7.04%
Source: Texas Almanac 1996-1997 and 1998-1999
(Dallas Morning News)
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The February 1998 issue of Governing includes a chart developed by
the Center for the Study of States. It notes that Texas experienced
a 19.8 percent increase in state and local employment between 1990
and 1996. Texas has the fifth highest percentage increase of any
state in the nation.
More specifically, by using American Public Employee Survey (APES)
data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, we are able to
determine the manpower needs for graduates with an MPA degree. The
APES data shows the number of jobs by year by function for Texas at
the state and local levels of government. We were able to take a
detailed look at the job increases from 1993 to 1995. At the local
level, we found an increase of 7.94 percent (n = 2756) in the number
of jobs that could require or utilize an MPA degree. The highest
percentages of growth at the local level are in the sewerage,
corrections, public welfare, financial administration, and judicial
and legal functions (please see Appendix C, pp. C-l to C-2). At the
state level, we found an increase of 22.97 percent (n = 4339) in the
number of jobs that could require or utilize an MPA degree. The
highest percentages of growth at the state level are in the public
welfare, corrections, other government administration, police
protection-other, and financial administration functions (please see
Appendix C, pp. C-l to C-2).
The practitioners' comments, the Texas Almanac information, the chart
in Governing, and the American Public Employee Survey data all
indicate expanding workforces at our state and local levels of
government. This expansion indicates the manpower needs for
professional administrators that MPA programs produce.
A review of the graduate programs at Stephen F. Austin State
University suggests the great potential for a marketable, broad-based
professional degree that focuses on public (including nonprofit)
administration. The MPA is this type of professional degree; it will
be unique among the masters level programs offered at SFASU.
We believe that the MPA Program strengthens the total academic
program of SFASU by providing in-service and pre-service students an
opportunity to advance their education in governmental and nonprofit
career fields. Since undergraduates with any major can be admitted
to the Program without prerequisites, we believe that the MPA degree
will be ideal for students with a variety of undergraduate degrees
including business administration, communication, criminal justice,
history, political science, psychology, and social work. Assorted
written responses from University administrators have been
encouraging and supportive. James 0. Standley, Dean of the College
of Applied Arts and Sciences, writes that public -agency professionals
have expressed interest to him in an MPA Program. Robert T. Ramsey,
the Chair of the Communication Department, notes that communication
coursework would complement the MPA Program and that communication
and public administration are intertwined. Marlin Young, the Dean of
the College of Business, states that the MPA degree "is an excellent
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idea " Michael H. Legg, the Assistant Dean of the College of
Forestry, lends the College of Forestry's support for the MPA
Program. Heinz Gaylord, Chair of Psychology, states, "The Psychology
Graduate Program offers a sufficient number of graduate level courses
that would enhance the proposed MPA degree." According to Darrel L.
McDonald, Coordinator and Associate Professor of Geography, The
Geography program is interested in developing a minor for your
proposed Masters of Public Administration program," (For a more
detailed review of these responses please see Appendix D, pp. D-l to
D-6) .
(8) Has the proposed program been approved by the institution's
governing board? Give date of action. (A proposal shall not be sent
to the Coordinating Board until it has been approved by the
institution's governing board.)
The present proposal was approved by the Board of Regents of Stephen
F. Austin State University on October 26, 1999.
5.93. Projected Enrollment
(1) Project the enrollment for the proposed program for the next five
years. Explain the basis for this projection. Include majors and
minors in separate columns.
Table 5.93(1 a) MPA @SFA Projected
Enrollments 2000-2005
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Table 5 93(la) projects anticipated enrollment. These projections
are based on current student demands for the MPA degree. We used
seven main methods to assess demand.
First, we conducted eleven (11) telephone interviews with prospective
students off-campus. Ten of eleven respondents stated that they
would like a Master of Public Administration degree, and all eleven
respondents interviewed wanted to pursue coursework in public
administration. During these telephone interviews, respondents were
asked why they would pursue the MPA degree? One respondent noted
that the MPA would "increase my marketability in the public sector. .
I believe that a graduate degree is essential for significant
advancement in public employment, more so than in private/technical
fields." Another respondent stated "an MPA would allow me to
continue and advance my career in local governments."
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Second, we sent campus mail flyers (please see Appendix E, p. E-l) to
about 300 unclassified SFASU employees. The flyers were designed to
solicit potential demand for the MPA Program. They outlined career
options with an MPA, student eligibility, and Program highlights.
The flyers requested interested students to contact us. Ten (10)
SFASU employees, prospective students, contacted us by phone and/or
email. The campus mailing also generated responses of interest in
the MPA Program from spouses and acquaintances of SFASU employees who
received flyers.
Third, we requested some of the prospective students who contacted us
to write letters of interest in the MPA Program. Ms. Jimmi Fischer
Rushing believes that an MPA degree would prepare her to be more
"productive and valuable in any position of a government entity or in
an agency working with local, state, or federal government[s]."
Judge Chris Davis (a Justice of the Peace) writes, "Since graduating
in 1991 I have been hesitant in starting on my Master's Degree
because I couldn't find a program in our area that fit my needs. . .
. I think that the MPA Program that you are suggesting will be of
great value to me. . ." Kent Hutchison finds it "very exciting" that
our department is exploring this opportunity. He believes that an
MPA could provide him with "additional career opportunities, both
here at SFA and elsewhere." David Mullins writes, "I would benefit
tremendously from this program." Stacy Wilson—who looks forward to
becoming a student in the Program—commented, "Since the university
does not offer a graduate degree in Political Science, I believe SFA
should add the MPA degree for people who have an aptitude and desire
to serve their fellow man." Nicole Tiller states, "I believe that
the Masters of Public Administration is exactly what I have been
looking for." Shirley Luna looks forward to pursuing the MPA degree
at SFASU that "would ensure continued success in my career in public
relations and in areas related to public service." Juan Torres
believes that the "doors a[n] MPA would open for them [potential
students] would be limitless," and he notes that "a[n] MPA along with
my management experience would certainly enhance and increase my
career objectives." In a letter written by Mary Frances Bradford,
she discusses the challenge of providing services at the lowest
possible cost. She states, "We have to continue to search for ways
to meet this challenge and the lessons learned in the MPA degree
program would certainly give us the tools to do so." We believe most
of the prospective students who wrote letters would enroll in the MPA
Program, or at least take a class. (Please see Appendix H, pp. H-l to
H-9, for copies of these letters.)
Fourth, we conducted a telephone survey of several agencies in the
region to determine the overall interest in the proposed MPA Program.
We located 46 employees in these agencies who are interested in the
MPA Program (see Table 5.93(lb)).
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Fifth, the length of time that it will take students to complete the
Program (2 years) is a major factor in projecting the number of
majors.
Sixth, during the spring semester of 1998 we surveyed undergraduates
in our three upper-level courses being offered. This survey resulted
in ten (10) students out of 33 students that stated they would be
interested in pursuing an MPA at SFA.
Seventh, many students in the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies
(MIS) Program at SFASU will select political science/public
administration as a discipline according to James 0. Standley, Dean
of the College of Applied Arts. The MIS Program has about 200
students who are considered active. MIS students are often looking
for a more specific degree program that will afford them credentials.
In reviewing Table 5.93 (la), Dean- Standley stated that the
projections were not too high and that number of majors would slow
after meeting "pent-up" demand during the first year.
(2) Describe the likely source of students who will enroll in this
program. Will they come from existing programs or will they be
attracted to the institution to enroll in the proposed program?
Our students will primarily come from four sources. First, the
largest number of students (in-service students) are likely to come
from local governments, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations
in the East Texas region (see Table 5.93(lb)). Many of these
students have undergraduate degrees from SFASU. Second, pre-service
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students will advance from the undergraduate Public Administration
Program or other undergraduate programs at SFASU into the graduate
MPA Program. Third, as the Program develops and additional resources
are generated, we believe that we will attract students from around
the state and from Louisiana. There are four MPA programs in
Louisiana, with the closest being in Baton Rouge and Grambling.
Fourth, as noted above, we expect a number of MIS students to enter
our Program or to make political science/public administration one of
the disciplines of study that they select.
5.94. Faculty
(1) Give the number of persons presently on the faculty who will be
most directly involved in the proposed program. List name, rank,
highest degree, present course load, and estimated course load in the
proposed program for each. Do present faculty meet minimal criteria
for the requested program?
Table 5.94(1) displays the faculty who will be most directly involved
with the proposed MPA Program over a two year period (Fall 2000 to
Spring 2002). Each of the faculty meets the minimal requirements for
the requested Program (please see Appendix F Vitas).
Table 5.94(1) Direct Faculty Involvement in MPA Program
Richard J. Herzog
Associate Professor/Ph.D.
Arthur J. Sementelli
Assistant Professor/Ph.D.
Charles F. Abel
Assistant Professor/Ph.D.
Ronald G. Claunch
Professor/Ph.D.
Harry V. Hoechten
Visiting Professor/DPA
48UG
48UG
48UG
48UG
48UG
36 UG/6 G
30 UG/ 9 G
42 UG/ 3 G
42UG/3G
42 UG/3 G
Legend UG-undergraduate
G—graduate
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(2) Calculate the present student-faculty ratio in the subject
matter field(s) or department (s) in which the proposed program will
be offered. (Divide full-time equivalent students by full-time
equivalent faculty.) Also give the average teacher-student ratio in
the courses given by the department (planned number of students per
class.)
The 1998 student-faculty ratio for the Department of Political
Science and Geography is 33.3 as published in the University Fact
Book. This figure is calculated from the number of full-time
equivalent students (475) divided by full-time equivalent faculty
(14.3). The initial average student-teacher ratio in the MPA courses
is expected to be 12 students to 1 teacher.
(3) Project the need for new faculty required for the proposed
program for the next five years. If the teaching responsibilities
for the proposed program will be absorbed in part or in whole by the
present faculty, describe how this will be done.
The MPA Program will not require new full-time faculty when it starts
in the fall of 2000. The Program will have to maintain the five
faculty that would be directly involved with teaching in the Program
to be eligible for National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration (NASPAA) accreditation.
Faculty for the MPA Program will shift from the teaching of PSC 141
and PSC 142 to graduate course work. In section 5.94(1) above, the
teaching responsibilities required by the MPA Program will alter the
current undergraduate course load of MPA faculty by 24 hours (12
hours during the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 academic terms) or 6 hours
each semester. Due to the high faculty/student ratio (33.3-highest
in the University) of the Department of Political Science and
Geography and its low cost-per-credit hour for instruction ($43.49
versus $66.32 for the University), we will be able to absorb the
small course reductions with little impact on our teaching
responsibilities.
(4) Will acquisition of new faculty for the program require an
additional outlay of funds? Explain in detail.
The acquisition of new faculty for the MPA Program will not be
required.
(5) Describe the involvement of the faculty, present and projected,
in research, extension, correspondence, and other activities related
to the proposed program. Will this program decrease or increase the
course load of present faculty?
The faculty is actively involved in research. Richard J. Herzog and
Arthur J. Sementelli have collaborated on three national conference
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papers, two in 1998 and one in 1999. Richard J. Herzog and Arthur J.
Sementelli have submitted a SFASU Faculty Research Grant proposal
titled, "Money talks: Examining Budgeting Discourse in Two Cities:
(Nacogdoches and Lufkin, Texas)." Richard J. Herzog averages two
paper presentations a year at national public administration
conferences. Arthur J. Sementelli is completing the work on a
manuscript with Charles F. Abel for publication in a refereed public
administration journal. Arthur J. Sementelli is also completing work
on another manuscript. In 1997, Ronald G. Claunch and Richard J.
Herzog had an article published in the Public Administration Review
(September/October 1997). Charles F. Abel is designing a research
project that will evaluate citizens' attitudes toward government.
The faculty is involved in extension/public service. Richard J.
Herzog has completed numerous public service projects and is
finishing a three-year project evaluating communications for the
Texas Department of Transportation (Lufkin District). Richard J.
Herzog has been on the American Society for Public Administration
Board of Directors (North Texas Chapter) since 1996. Ronald G.
Claunch has completed numerous redistricting projects with cities,
counties, and schools. In addition, he completed work on attendance
zones and desegregation plans for school districts. All of Ronald G.
Claunch's projects have been accepted by the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Texas and/or the U.S. Department of Justice.
For six years, he was a member of the Nacogdoches Zoning and Planning
Commission. Arthur J. Sementelli is a member of the Historic
Nacogdoches Inc. and is a site visitor for the National Association
of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Harry V. Hoechten
is the current chairman of the City of Nacogdoches Zoning Board of
Adjustment. (Please see Appendix F with vitas.)
The MPA Program will only decrease the numeric course load from four
courses to three when a graduate course is taught. Based on the
SFASU equivalency policy the course load will not change.
5.95. Library
SFASU library holdings in the fields relevant to the proposed MPA
Program are adequate. Using the Association of College and Research
Libraries' (ACRL) College Library Standards as a measure, the Ralph
W. Steen Library's collection meets the current and near future MPA
Program needs. The other resources of the Library include electronic
databases and/or document delivery services, a selective depository
for U.S. Government documents, a State of Texas depository, a number
of valuable serial holdings in public administration, the TexShare
Statewide Library Card Program, and the standard inter-library loan
program. The library has received a substantial infusion of new
funds for FY 2000. We therefore anticipate a modest increase in
expenditures in support of public administration. This improvement,
in combination with continuing access to a broad range of electronic
media, will result in excellent resources for the proposed program.
(Please see Appendix G, pp. G-l to G-7 for detailed responses to the
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guidelines established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.)
5.96. Facilities and Equipment
(1) Describe existing facilities that are available for the proposed
program. Describe the present utilization of these facilities.
The Department of Political Science and Geography is housed on the
first floor of the Liberal Arts North Building. Outside of two mass
lecture halls, the Department has complete use of this floor for the
departmental office, faculty offices, a faculty workroom, work space
for student assistants, and a small conference room. With the
addition of MPA Program, the department would provide an office for
graduate assistants. Internally, departmental staff include a
departmental secretary and part-time office assistants. The
operational resources include a copier, fax machine, telephones, and
network connections. In the Ferguson Building the department has
priority scheduling of six (6) classrooms. These classrooms are
currently in use during the day, and two of these are in use
intermittently during the evenings. In addition, the departmental
classrooms have video cassette recorders (VCRs), televisions,
satellite, cable, and internet wiring installed. These classrooms
also have capabilities for digital overhead projection. The
department also offers public administration courses in the distance
learning classroom in the McKibben Education Building. Currently,
the Department of Political Science and Geography is in the process
of purchasing an updated copier and other capital equipment that will
provide a good basis for support of the MPA Program.
There is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab within the
Department of Political Science and Geography. This Lab is equipped
with five (5) work stations using an up-to-date UNIX operating
system. The Lab has other applications software, including ARC View
and ARC Info.
At the College of Liberal Arts level, students have access to a
computer lab and its existing software, which includes statistical,
word processing, and spreadsheet capability.
At the university level, there are a number of on-campus meeting
rooms. Currently, these rooms are used for student organizations,
conferences, and guest speakers. There are several additional
computer labs across campus, including those with Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), and other imaging software. The
University mainframe is a DEC Alpha and is able to support graduate
level research. Moreover, SFA has just joined Internet II, and we
expect a wide range of as yet unspecified resources to be available
to MPA students from that source. Students also have access to
library facilities as outlined in section 5.95.
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(2) What new facilities will be needed in the near future? Specify
what special facilities and equipment will be needed and estimate
their cost. From what sources do you anticipate obtaining needed
facilities and equipment?
New facilities would not be needed for the MPA Program.
(3) Will the approval of this program result in planning for the
addition of new facilities?
The approval for this Program will only require a monitoring of
changing facilities needs. The planning for the addition of new
facilities will not be necessary.
5.97. Administration of Proposed Program
(1) Will the proposed program affect the administrative structure of
the institution? If yes, describe how.
The proposed program will not affect the administrative structure of
SFASU.
(2) In what department, division, school, or college will the
proposed program be administered? If the program is to have
interdepartmental or interunit administration, explain in detail.
The proposed program will be administered through the Department of
Political Science and Geography. This Department is in the College
of Liberal Arts.
5.98. Accreditation
(1) Describe the requirements for accreditation, if the program is
eligible to be accredited. What is the name of the accrediting
agency?
The accrediting agency is the National Association of Schools of
Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). In October 1997,
NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA)
published a document titled "Standards for Professional Master's
Degree Programs in Public Affairs/Policy/Administration." The
requirements for accreditation are detailed in this document. There
are nine requirements: (A) eligibility, (B) program mission, (C)
program jurisdiction, (D) curriculum, (E) faculty, (F) admissions,
(G) student services, (H) supportive services and facilities, and (I)
distance education.
(A) Eligibility criteria must be met before NASPAA-dire.cted peer
review can occur. These criteria would include (1) having SFASU
receive re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges
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and Schools, (2) having the MPA Program's primary objective
include professional education designed to prepare persons for
leadership and management roles in public administration, and
(3) having the program in operation for four years before it can
be eligible for accreditation.
(B) To be accredited, the program mission must be clearly stated,
the MPA Program must assess its students' performance, and
performance information must be used in "directing and revising
program objectives, strategies, and operations.7'
(C) To meet the program jurisdiction requirement, the program must
have an identifiable administrative structure, faculty, and
director. The faculty and/or director must have substantial
influence in the program.
(D) The curriculum must "prepare students for professional
leadership positions."
(E) The faculty nucleus must be five (5) full-time persons, have 75
percent with earned doctorates, and have diversity. The faculty
must demonstrate qualitative adequacy in instruction, research,
professional experience, and public service.
(F) Admission standards need to be clearly stated, with the final
judgment on admission based on several factors (e.g., Graduate
Record Exam, professional experience).
(G) Required student services include advisement, career guidance,
appraisal, and placement.
(H) Supportive services and facilities include a budget, library
services, supportive personnel, instructional equipment, faculty
offices, classrooms, and meeting areas.
(1) Distance education must be comparable in quality to main campus
courses.
(2) What will be the initial costs of accreditation and the
subsequent annual costs to maintain it?
The initial costs of receiving national accreditation are illustrated
in Table 5.98(2). To join NASPAA, the dues are in the $600 range for
a program with less than 50 students. These dues would be paid each
year in order to maintain the program's eligibility. During the
accreditation process, there must be both a self study and site
visit. The initial cost is $1925, with $1500 due September 1 of the
year the self study is conducted. The self study package must
include an application and be accompanied by 15 bound copies of the
program's report and five copies of program catalogues and brochures.
This information must be signed by the President and Academic Vice
President of SFASU and the primary NASPAA Representative on campus.
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Once a site team is appointed and the technical review is completed,
the remaining $425 is due. The site visit costs between $1200 and
$2200.
If accredited for the (7) seven year term, the Program will remain in
compliance by adherence to above stated requirements and continued
payment of membership dues (approximately $600 a year). If denied
accreditation, there is an appeal process, and conditional processes
would enable the Program to adapt itself to the NASPAA/COPRA
requirements. An annual report is due to NASPAA by April 15, which
provides information about the Program's resources, faculty,
administration, and curriculum.
(3) Identify basic criteria for accreditation and describe how well
these are presently being met.
The current conditions suggest that an MPA Program would meet each of
the nine (9) standards required by NASPAA for accreditation (see
5.98(1) above).
(A) Eligibility. Stephen F. Austin State University is currently
conducting a self-study for re-accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, and the objective of the
proposed MPA Program meets accreditation standards. The only
additional requirement under the eligibility standards would be
having the Program in operation for four years.
(B) Program Mission. The mission statement for the MPA Program (see
5.92(1) meets the NASPAA standard and the designed Program is
committed to assessing performance to direct operations.
(C) Program Jurisdiction. Our undergraduate program has an
identifiable administrative structure, faculty, and coordinator.
The faculty and the coordinator have considerable influence in
the Program. We anticipate that the MPA Program, housed in the
Department of Political Science and Geography, will follow the
undergraduate arrangement by allowing the faculty and director
to have substantial influence in the Program.
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(D) Curriculum. The proposed curriculum for the MPA Program is
designed to meet this standard.
(E) Faculty. The faculty has a current nucleus of five (5) full-time
persons with doctorates. The current faculty meets the
qualitative adequacy requirement for instruction. Four of the
five faculty member have successfully taught public
administration graduate courses. The faculty research records
are good with many additional works in progress. The
professional experiences and public services of the current
faculty are noteworthy. We are prepared to meet NASPAA's
diversity requirement with guest speakers, workshops, and with
our agency sponsors for our interns. In the past, the faculty
teaching in the undergraduate program had ethnic and gender
diversity, and we expect diversity to increase again as new
faculty replace faculty retiring from the department.
(F) Admission. The graduate admission standards are clearly stated
in SFASU's Graduate Bulletin.
(G) Student Services. At present, the faculty is well versed in
providing advisement and career guidance to undergraduate public
administration majors and minors. To meet this standard, the
faculty will have to conduct thorough appraisal of students from
the point of admission through graduation.
(H) Support services and facilities. The Department of Political
Science has the faculty office, classroom, and meeting area
facilities to get the Program started. The Department has
provided major updates in instructional equipment. Library
services meet or exceed ACRL requirements (see 5.95). The
budget will only have to be increased for additional supplies,
operating expenses, and graduate assistant support.
(I) Distance Education. Our present distance education efforts for
our undergraduate public administration classes with
interactive television are offered at the same level as our
regular classes. All our distance education efforts presently
meet, and will continue to meet, the requirements established
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
5.99. Supporting Fields
Evaluate the subject matter fields at the institution which may be
considered as necessary, or valuable, in support of the proposed
program. Will these fields need improvement or expansion? If so,
how, to what extent, and at what cost? Be specific.
Each student in the Program will be required to have an approved
minor. At present, communication, forestry, geography, history,
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psychology, or general administration appear to be in the best
positions to support the MPA Program. These graduate Droarams at
.SFASU would not require improvement or expansion Programs at
5.100. Costs of the Proposed Program
(1) Estimate the initial (first year) costs of the proposed program
If this is an extension of an ongoing program, what will be the cost
differential?
Table 5.100(1) Initial (First Year) Costs
of MPA Program
Graduate Assistantships $16,900
Supplies and Operational $1,000
NASPAA dues $600
(2) Estimate the annual cost of the program for the three years
following its first year. (Use current formulas in arriving at the
estimate.) Explain the rationale for the estimate. If this is an
extension of an ongoing program, what will be the cost differential?
The annual operational cost of the MPA Program for the three years
following the first year would be $19,055 (2001-2002); $19,627 (2002-
2003); and $20,215.45 (2003-2004). The rationale for these estimates
is based on an inflation rate of three (3) percent.
(3) Show the departmental operating expenditures for the last two
fiscal years for the departments which will contribute significantly
to the support of the proposed program. How will the proposed
program affect the allocation or distribution of these funds?
The operating budget for the Department of Political Science and
Geography for 1998-1999 was $833,208, and for 1999-2000 is $857,593.
These budgets include salaries (faculty and staff), benefits,
operations and maintenance, and travel. The proposed MPA Program
will not have a major impact on departmental resources. The
secretarial staff and student workers will be available to support
the Program. The normal operating expenses (e.g., long distance
telephone charges, photocopying, etc.) will be covered by the
Department. We do however, anticipate an additional expenditure of
approximately $16,900 per year to support graduate..assistants. The
additional formula funding generated by the program should be more
than adequate to meet the modest increase in cost.
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(4) What additional funds for research will be needed to support the
proposed program? Explain.
The MPA Program will not need additional funds. The institutional
environment at SFASU supports academic and applied research. On the
academic side, the University's Faculty Research Grant Program can
provide additional funds. On the applied side, the Center for
Applied Social Research (CASRE) provides an arrangement (the
overhead) for projects of value to public agencies. The funding of
two graduate assistants in the MPA Program will support and enhance
both academic and applied research.
(5) How many graduate assistantships are considered desirable to
begin the program? Estimate the amount of funds required for these
assistantships over the next four years. What sources are available
to support these assistantships? Will student aid funds be needed
for undergraduates other than those provided for all undergraduates?
Explain in detail.
Two graduate assistantships are considered desirable to begin the
Program. These assistantships (stipend plus medical benefits) would
require $70,700 during the 2000-2004 time period (2000-2001: $16,900;
2001-2002: $17,400; 2002-2003: $17,940; 2003-2004: $18,460). This
money would come from the University's budget for graduate
assistants. The Graduate School at SFASU has agreed to support this
request.
(6) Describe briefly the sources of financial support for this
program and evaluate the adequacy of funds for the inauguration and
support of the program. Does the program give indications of
becoming self-supporting within three years in terms of formula
generated income?
Financial resources from the Department of Political Science and
Geography are adequate for the inauguration and projected normal
operating expenses of the MPA Program.
In terms of operations, the MPA Program would be self-supporting.
Using the instructions and operations formula for the 1998-99
biennium and applying it to the Program for the 2000-2001 academic
year, we calculate the figures in Table 5.100(6).
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(7) Add any comments which would be helpful to the Coordinating Board
in evaluating this program request.
We believe the present proposal is compelling; no additional comments
appear warranted.
(8) Attach the letter of Certification of Adequacy of Financing to
the completed copies of the application for the new degree program.
Requested letter attached.
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Appendices
Appendix A Description of the New Graduate Courses
Appendix B Practitioners Letters of Support
Appendix C American Public Employee Survey Data
Appendix D SFASU Letters of Support
Appendix E Flyers sent to unclassified SFASU employees
Appendix F Vitas
Appendix G Section 5.95 Library
Appendix H Letters of Support from Prospective Students
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Appendix A: A Description of Proposed MPA Program
Graduate Courses
PSC 500 Survey of Public Administration - Overview of the field:
defining and outlining public administration, political
management, administrative responsibility, policy systems,
personnel administration, financial resources management,
organization theory, and challenges in public administration.
PSC 505 Public Administration Methods - Introduction to the
logic and methods used in public administration research and
practice including research design, information
collection, and analytical techniques. Basic computer literacy
and knowledge of basic college algebra required.
PSC 510 Public Personnel Administration - Personnel structures,
legal issues, recruiting, staffing, job analysis, job
evaluation, classification, compensation, training, performance
evaluations, discipline.and dismissal, and issues and challenges
in working with human resources.
PSC 515 Public Budgeting and Financial Management - Budgeting
processes, types of budgets, the politics of budgeting, revenue
systems, accounting, cash management, debt administration,
purchasing, risk management, and auditing. Prerequisite - PSC
500.
PSC 520 Policy Systems and Evaluation - Policy discussions at
the national, state, and* local levels of government with an
emphasis evaluations designed to determine the effectiveness of
policies and programs.
PSC 525 Public Organizations and Management - Development of
effective and practical managerial skills. Topics include: the
evolution of management thought and managerial
style, organizational structures, decision making,
communication, leadership, and motivation, and understanding
organizational duress. Prerequisite - PSC 500.
PSC 530 Topics in Public Affairs - The study of a selected
subject area related to contemporary public administration.
These areas may include political institutions, legal aspects of
government, local politics, administrative ethics, and spatial
analysis (may be repeated with a change in topic).
PSC 599 Public Administration Internship - Practical public
administration experience under the direction of an experienced
public administrator in an agency. Seminars, faculty
supervision, and a final administrative report are required.
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NACOGDOCHES
December 1,1998
Dr. Rick Herzog
Department of Political Science
and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045 SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3045
Re: MPA Program at SFASU
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I want to go on record as strongly supporting a Master of Public Administration program at
SFASU. I cannot think of a better addition to the current programs locally offered.
Securing an MPA program will create a potential for a large amount of graduates, including
many from our immediate area in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties. We also see an immense
value in having a local MPA program available to our city employees. Such a program will raise
the professional level of our public servants. In fact, we recently hired a Police Chief who has an
MPA.
I will personally be working toward an MPA as soon as the program is available at SFASU. The
program will also allow the City of Nacogdoches and other local businesses to utilize student
interns for special projects, research and training. We see the program as a "win-win" for
Nacogdoches and SFASU.
Sincerel(
J.C. Hugties, Jr.
City Mana]
City of Nacogdoches 33
P.O. Drawer 630648 • 202E.Pilar • Nacogdoches, TX 75963-0648
409-564-4693 • Fax 409-560-5137
Our Mission... To meet the needs of the Citizens
300 East Shepherd
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email:cmadin@ci.lufkin.tx.us
December 22,1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
On the behalf of the City of Lufkin, I would like to show my full support for the proposed
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program at Stephen F. Austin State University. It
is my belief that an MPA Program will better educate and create qualified administrators
while improving the quality of government in East Texas region. The opportunities that
are available for those with MPA degrees are vast and numerous. From local to federal
government, those with the best education will lead this nation into the 21st Century.
This degree has an excellent track record in the city management profession. Many cities
prefer managers with an MPA degree.
The City of Lufkin could also benefit from the Program as a resource for interns, special
projects, and training. Internships would assist both students and the City by giving the
intern a chance to learn in a governmental atmosphere, while providing support to the
City staff. The undergraduate program in public administration at SFA has produced
outstanding interns for the City of Lufkin. Special projects, such as research, project
analysis, and surveying, would be utilized in order to assist City staff with these duties,
and to give the students a chance to utilize the skills they are developing in their studies.
The training that an MPA Program would provide will assist our employees with career
and professional development.
It is without hesitation that the City of Lufkin expresses a strong statement of support for
the implementation of a MPA program at Stephen F. Austin State University.
C.G. Maclin
City Manager
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November 30,1998
Richard Herzog, MPA, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I enjoyed discussing the prospect of a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Stephen F. Austin State
University (SFASU). Having received my Bachelor's in Public Administration from SFASU in 1986, then going on to
Texas A&M for my MPA, I have a vested interest in this potential program.
In addition to a vested interest, I also have some very strong opinions about the content of such a program, having
practiced Public Administration for 10 years now. In the current political climate, the world of the public sector (i.e.,
government and non-profits), has become increasingly answerable for its fiscal operations. The "reinventing" and
"reengineering" ideas of accountability to clients/customers and to excellence in operations, et al, have adversely
impacted many administrators who are stuck in 'the old ways". I strongly urge any new MPA program to include a
solid group of courses from the College of Business, especially in the area of entrepreneurial and strategic
thinking. Additionally, I believe that a high quality program would require a "Tools" course that would include grant
writing, interpretation of financial statements for non-financial managers, working effectively with volunteers,
conducting focus groups, and media relations. I believe so strongly in the importance of the grant writing
segment, that I essentially taught one undergraduate PA intern to write a grant, took him through many edits of the
application, and, in the end, his proposal to a private foundation for $100,000 capital improvement project was
fully funded. Whether in the governmental or non-profit sector, grant writing is an essential skill today.
The non-profit sector is growing by leaps and bounds. The availability of an MPA program with significant non
profit emphasis is, to my knowledge, extremely limited and, therefore, extremely desirable in this program. There
are some wonderful opportunities for potential partnering with foundations (such as the Meadows Foundation in
Dallas) and existing continuing education programs. I would encourage the immediate consideration an emphasis
area in the non-profit sector. Non-profit managers and CEOs are being held to a higher standard than in the past
and must frequently be a "Jack/Jill of all trades". Maintaining the balance between the bottom line and the non
profit mission is increasingly challenging. The niche seems ready-made and wonderfully matched to SFASU's
commitment to service learning.
Theory is important and crucial to critical and strategic thinking. However, an MPA is a generally a practitioner's
degree and should have ample opportunities for guided practical experiences. I have utilized undergraduate public
administration interns in the past and they seemed to have excellent learning experiences; I look forward to the
future opportunity of having graduate-level students for internships, to work on special projects, and to conduct
research. Thank you for this occasion to share my thoughts on the structure of this very worthy program.
Sincerely,
Robin L. Moore, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
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City Office
903/683-2213
November 23, 1998
City Manager
903/683-2214
408 NORTH MAIN
RUSK, TEXAS 75785
Richard J. Herzog, M.P.A., Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P. O. Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog:
An MPA program at SFASU would be invaluable to the public sector over the several counties and
many cities in the East Texas area surrounding the university.
I am an MBA graduate from the University of Texas at Tyler. In the UTT graduate curriculum,
MBA courses are taught seminar-style, with emphasis placed on learning by participation,
specifically channeled through team projects. As you are aware, collaboration and consensus are
highly valued leadership settings, and placing students in roles that support teamwork and
collaboration reinforce the learning experience and strengthen leadership skills.
In an MPA program, special projects and research could be provided for cities by student teams,
supervised by faculty. This would present real-life experience to students as well as supply an end-product
for the cities' needs, by applying expertise with the latest technology.
Additionally, an internship component would provide real benefits to cities needing professionally
educated manpower, as well as serve as possible avenues of employment to MPA graduates.
Yours sincerely,
Mary O. Dalj
City Manager
M0D:md
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City of Shreveport
1234 TEXAS AVE. P.O. BOX 311O9 SHREVEPORT. LOUISIANA 71130
SHREVEPORT . Web Site: www.ci.shreveport.la.us
October 21, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P. O. Box 13045
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I am writing to offer my support for the establishment of a Masters degree program in Public
Administration at SFASU.
I received an MPA degree in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the
best such programs in the country. The training and experience I received while in the MPA
program has been extremely valuable to me in my service to the people of Shreveport over the
past 23 years. Because the MPA program stressed a "generalist" approach, I have been able to
hold responsible positions as the City's Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and as a
department head.
I believe that this kind of training is needed in the East Texas/Northwest Louisiana area. The
places which have a long tradition of professional local government management have
historically been able to call upon MPA programs for both new employees and advice from
academics and seasoned practitioners.
If SFA establishes an MPA program in the near future, local governments throughout this area
will be able to offer learning opportunities for your students. The specific opportunities will vary,
depending on the caliber of your faculty and the research interests of your students. One thing is
certain, however. MPA students need the "leavening" which comes from exposure to the "real
world." If we in Shreveport can be a part of that, it will benefit us, as well.
I believe that it would be well for anyone desiring to see how a first-rate MPA program operates
to contact Steve Allred at the Institute of Government at UNC-CH. They would be happy to be of
help to you.
Sincerely, f)
J/
Tom Dark
Director of Public Works
Ph: 318-673-6300
Fax:318-673-6320
TD/mtf
cc: Dr. Arthur Sementelli, SFASU
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The Center for Service-Learning and Eldercare
P. O. Box 13047, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3047
Office - (409) 468-2241 • FAX - (409) 468-2190
November 9, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
PO Box 13045
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
For the past three years I have been involved with the implementation of a Learn and
Serve Higher Education Grant through the SFA College of Liberal Arts. In the course of
assessing community needs to be addressed by service-learning projects and coordinating
three Community Agency Volunteer Fairs, I developed many community agency contacts.
Many of the non-profit contacts that I worked with expressed a need for training and
resource support for those involved with volunteer management. In 1997, several agency
representatives and I formed the Deep East Texas Association for Volunteer
Administrators (DETAVA) to promote volunteer service administration as a profession;
to facilitate communication and resource sharing among members; and, to provide a forum
for the exchange of ideas and problems concerning the management of volunteer programs
in the Deep East Texas area. (While DETAVA is a regional association, it must be noted
that it is part of a network of AVA's across the United States, Canada, and fourteen other
countries.) To date we have sponsored several successful workshops and meetings on
grantwriting, media relations, and recruiting, recognizing, and retaining volunteers.
Several members have also expressed the desire for an undergraduate or advanced degree
in the area of volunteer management. I believe the University of North Texas is the only
university in Texas to offer such a degree at this time. In exploring what SFA had to
offer, I spoke to Dr. Art Sementelli who shared with me the possibility of SFA developing
a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. I believe that such a degree would be
very beneficial for those individuals in the East Texas area wanting to advance in their
chosen profession of volunteer management. I would be interested in sharing information
regarding a MPA with our DETAVA membership.
Sincerely.
Carol Church
Associate Director, CSLE
ce: Dr. Art Sementelli
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Note: The actual number of jobs changed for 1993-1995 was
adjusted downward to project the number of new jobs that
could require or utilize an MPA degree.
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Note: The actual number of jobs changed for 1993-1995 was
adjusted downward to project the number of new jobs that
could require or utilize an MPA degree.
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College of Applied Arts and Sciences
P. O. Box 13002, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3002
Stephen- F, Austin State Uximrshy _ (409) 46&4604 - Office • (409) 468-2369 - FAX
February 23,1999
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
CAMPUS
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I have recently been made aware that you are preparing a proposal seeking the approval
of a Master of Public Administration Degree within the Department of Political Science
and Geography. My purpose here is to encourage you in this process and make you
aware of the interest in this type of program that has been communicated to me by public
agency professionals in this area.
Because the MIS Degree is in this college, I have had occasion to speak with many
individuals over the years who desire additional education. These are most often
individuals who have management roles in public agencies such as law enforcement,
human services, corrections, and municipal government. They are seeking to do two
things, add additional higher education to what they have already acquired and to enhance
their skills in contemporary issues relating to policy development, garnering additional
resources for their agency, and broadening their understanding of public funds
management.
There is no doubt that a graduate program such as you propose would
address most of the issues I have heard many public officials note as additional skills
they desire to learn. Further, I believe that you will be able to identify a steady group of
highly qualified graduate students who are seeking an advanced degree in public
administration.
Please continue the work you have begun to develop this proposal. Call on me or any
member of my faculty to consult with you if the need arises as you study the need for
adding this area to the fine work that has been begun in your department at the
undergraduate level. I wish you all the best in your effort!
Sincerely,
les O. Standley
Dean
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Department of Communication
P. O. Box 13048, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3048
Stephen F. Austin State University (409)468-4001 - Office • (409) 468-1331 - FAX
Memorandum
To: Dr. Richard J. Herzog
From: Robert T.
Chair. Department of Communication
Re: MPA Program
Date: August 25, 1998
I write to congratulate you for the effort to establish a graduate degree in Public
Administration. I also respectfully offer for your consideration graduate courses in
communication as a supporting field of study. For over thirty five years, the Department of
Communication has offered an MA degree in various areas of communication. Thus, we have
a well-established program and an experienced graduate faculty. But what is of relevance here
is my belief that coursework in communication would be an excellent compliment to the MPA
program. We offer several specific graduate level courses which could provide a foundation of
understanding for your MPA students in several different areas of human communication.
These range over studies of management, leadership, mass communication, interpersonal
communication, and ethics. I think specifically of Com 500 (Introduction to Graduate Study);
Com 501 (Media Management); Com 502 (Media Ethics); Com 503 (Communication
Theory); Communication 510 (Persuasive Leadership); and Com 512 (Mass Communication
Theory). In addition, your students would have an opportunity to do independent study and
research in Com 575 and Com 576.
There are adequate hours here to constitute a minor for the MPA program. The relevance of
this minor is suggested to me by the title of your proposed program. Public Administration is a
title which embodies an understanding of communication. "Public" suggests an understanding
of mass communication, which is the process of connecting to the public. Studying various
mass media, their distinctive operations and goals, and their distinctive audiences, would seem
useful to professionals who have a public role. The tenn "administration" denotes a process of
management and problem-solving essentially involving communication in team and face-to-face
contexts. Courses such as Communication Theory, Ethics, and Persuasive Leadership
would seem particularly relevant here.
Please accept the best wishes of the graduate faculty in the Department of Communication for
the success of your effort to establish an MPA program. We are excited about the potential it
offers for the education of future students. Do not hesitate to call on us for any assistance we
can provide.
cc: Dr. Joe Oliver. Coordinator, Graduate Program in Communication
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College of Business
Office of the Dean
R °- Bo* 13004, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3004
Stephen F. Austin State l/MYERSm (409) 468-3101 - Office • (409) 468-1560 - FAX
August 20, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Public Administration Coordinator
Department of Political Science
Post Office Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog
During a recent office conversation you mentioned the possibility of seeking the approval of a
Master of Science Degree in Public Administration.
This is an exceUent idea and the College of Business would be supportive of the degree program
with business courses that we offer through our Master of Business Administration Degree.
Graduates could study coursework that covers the common body of business knowledge that
would normally be included in an undergraduate business curriculum or refine business knowledge
by exploring business theories and applications and applying the knowledge to real-world
situations. At both levels of graduate study, such courses include accounting, business law,
computer science, economics, finance, management, marketing, international business electives,
and other approved electives.
One thing we must keep in mind during the planning for the new degree program is our AACSB-The
International Association for Management Education accreditation. A graduate program
could not have more than 50 percent of its course content or credit hours in subjects commonly
available in a College of Business or convey any connotation of a program in business
administration or management. The Master of Forestry program is a cooperative program
between the Colleges of Forestry and Business but the program is limited to resource
management professionals with at least five years of professional experience who are currently
employed in forestry or a closely related field.
I assure you that we look forward in working with you as you pursue the approval of this new
graduate degree program in public administration.
Sincerely
MarlirrC. Young
Dean
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Arthur Temple College of Forestry
Stephen E Austin State University
Excellence in Forestry Since 1946
August 3,1998
Dr. Richard Herzog.
Department of Political Science and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog,
The Arthur Temple College of Forestry is pleased to cooperate with the
Department of Political Science by offering Forestry Minors for the Master of Public
Administration. All of the minors will involve a new course, Forestry 500, that is
an overview of Forestry and Natural Resource Management in North America plus
six hours m a specialized area. Suggested areas of specialization are listed below
with course numbers.
Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 551- Advanced GIS Concepts
For 553- Advanced GIS Applications
Natural Resource Economics
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 516- Forestry Investment Analysis
For 522- Valuation of Nonmarket Resources, or
For 524- Economic Project Analysis
Forest Ecology
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 521- Advanced Landscape Ecology
For 545- Forest and Range Ecology
In the future if the demand is sufficient we will be able to add other areas of
emphasis such as Land Reclamation and Recreation Planning.
Sincere
fchael H. Legg
Assistant Dean
P.O. Box 6109 SFA • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-6109 • (409)468-3301 • FAX (409)4684489
Department of Psychology
. .. p-O. Box 13046-SEAStation • Nacoedoches Texas 7596?
STEPHENf.AU5T1NSTATE UNTVERgTY tAna\ At t 'J /:>y62-
(409) 48
AAtuiAm rut ,,J, 23046
468-4402 - Office « (409)468-4015 - FAX
MEMORANDUM
TO: Richard Herzog, Department of Political
Science
FROM: Heinz Gaylord, Chair of Psychology
DATE: September 15, 1998
SUBJECT: Possible Psychology Graduate Minor in Support of proposed Master of
Public Administration degree in Department of Political Science.
The Psychology Graduate Program offers a sufficient number of graduate level
courses that would enhance the proposed MPA degree.
It should be recognized that some of these courses have prerequisites and many
are offered only once per academic year.
Suggested selections for a minor in Psychology are:
1) Psy 501(4) - Advanced Analysis of Behavioral Date
2) Psy 507(4) - Experimental Design
3) Psy 510(3) - Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology
4) Psy 516(3) - Community Psychology
5) Psy 503(3) - Learning
6) Psy 495 (G) - Psychopathology
*7) Psy 498G - Topics in Psychology
8) Psy 575(1-4)-TBA
* Not offered every year. Other courses may be available through consultation to
review prerequisites and individual emphases.
An overview of aspects of human behavior and exposure to methodology designed
for the behavioral sciences would strengthen a degree in Public Administration
since presumably MPA graduates would need to effectively work with people from
all levels of society having varying degrees of professional/educational training.
If additional information is need contact me.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE 23 FEBRUARY 1999
TO DR.RICKHERZOG
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FROM DARREL MCDONALD
GEOGRAPHY
RE GEOGRAPHY AS A MINOR IN THE PROPSED MPA PROGRAM
The Geography program is interested in developing a minor for the proposed Masters of Public
Administration (MPA) program. The combination of public administration and geography will provide students
with thought processes and skills that will be expected by state and local governments. Most medium-to-large sized
local governments and state agencies are utilizing geographic information skills (GIS) or in the process of
implementing GIS to enhance decision-making and effective service delivery.
The geography minor will require students to take nine hours of courses approved by the Graduate School.
MPA students electing this option can select the hours from the following list:
Geo. 501 Physical Geography: Concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geo. 502 Cultural Geography Seminar
Geo. 503 Regional Geography Seminar
Geo. 575 Advanced Independent Studies: (GIS) Applications
Geo. 576 Advanced Independent Studies: Internships
Other courses that may be relevant to MPA studies that will qualify for Graduate School approval include:
Geo. 410G Remote Sensing
Geo. 450G Middle America
Our faculty has a strong interest and recognized reputation for teaching graduate students. The feculty is
experienced in geography topics that compliment public administration courses. In particular, Dr. Leon Hallman
has developed energy seminars, applied experience in local government and is trained in urban geography. Dr. John
Heppen is well versed in spatial analysis and in developing GIS applications that interpret census and electoral data.
His research focuses on political and social geography impacts on regional politics.
Please contact me if you need further information concerning Geography as the proposed MPA program is
finalized. Lastly, we can consider developing other suitable courses at the graduate level, if you feel that the MPA
students will need the information to be qualified professionals.
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MPA
(Master of Public Administration)
@SFA
We are in the process of writing a proposal for an MPA degree at SFA. As part of the
proposal, and justification for the program, we would like to assess the demand and need
for the MPA among SFA employees.
MPA graduates can gain a variety of career options:
• generalist in local, state, and national governments
• management of nonprofit organizations
• specialist in a variety of areas such as city management, health care, environmental
management, human services, public relations
• the private sector focusing on public affairs and governmental regulations
• advancement within their agencies
Eligible Students:
• would have a bachelor's degree with any major (e.g., biology, business, education, and
political science)
Program Highlights:
• courses offered at night, on weekends, and web-based for students who work full or
part-time
• core courses in public management, public personnel administration, budgeting and
financial management, policy evaluation and analysis, public administration methods
• speciality tracks developed to match student interests (e.g., public affairs, planning,
city management, program administration)
• credit for in-service experiences
• internships for pre-service students
If interested please Contact: Dr. Rick Herzog or Dr. Art Sementelli phone:
409-468-3903, fax: 409-468-2732, or email: rherzog@sfasu.edu or
asementeiii@sfasu.edu (Please respond by Monday, August 31)
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CHARLES FREDERICK ABEL
EXPERIENCE
1997-Present Steven F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas
A ssistant Professor of Political Science
■ Teaching
■ American Government
■ American Political Thought
■ American Political Culture
■ Research in Progress
■ American and East Texas Political Culture
■ Critique of Postmodern Political Thought in Public Administration
■ Catalysts Of Revolution And Social Movement
■ Submitted for Publication
■ "Imagery In Public Administration: The Poetic Heuristic,"
Administrative Theory and Praxis
1995-1997 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pa.
Dean of Graduate Studies
■ Coordinating, directing, developing and enhancing graduate program
quality, scholarly research, scholarly development and teaching
effectiveness
■ Recruiting high quality graduate students and distributing financial aid to
support their work
■ Reporting and working closely with the President, participating in
academic and fiscal planning and serving as his deputy as requested,
acting as an advocate of the University's graduate programs and research
community
■ Collaborating closely with the Deans of Liberal Arts, Sciences and
Education in order to ensure that the optimal relationship amongst
University's undergraduate, graduate and research activities.
■ Developing and administering assigned budgets; coordinating budget
expenditures.
Director of 'Institutional Research
■ Providing design and programming support for research and evaluation
projects related to institutional effectiveness and enrollment
management.
■ Responding to research/data requests from college staff involved in
program evaluation, continuous improvement initiatives, and
enrollment management and routine departmental administration.
■ Providing demographic data and related information used to project
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trends to enhance college decision-making and planning.
■ Participating in the development of survey instruments related to
student tracking/follow-up and student/employer satisfaction.
■ Coordinating data-gathering and reporting activities in response to
requirements of local, state, federal agencies and requests of other
external and internal stakeholders and reviewing and evaluating
information provided in periodic reports.
■ Developing and administering assigned departmental budget;
coordinating expenditures from the budget.
1991-1995 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pa.
Assistant Professor of 'Political Science
■ American Government
■ American Political Thought
■ Public Law
■ Political Culture
■ Criminal Justice Administration
■ Criminal Process
■ International Student Advisor 1993-1995
1989-1991 Hanover County Attomeysfs Office Hanover, Va.
Assistant County Attorney
■ Zoning, Planning, Eminent Domain, Historical Preservation
■ Public Works
> CMdWelfare
■ Contracts
1987-1989 Chesapeake Chy Attorney's Office Chesapeake, Va.
Assistant City Attorney
■ Zoning, Planning, Eminent Domain, Historical Preservation
■ Contracts
1985-1987 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois
Associate Professor of Politick Sci^
■ Public Law
■ American Government
■ Graduate School of Public Administration (Administrative Law,
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EDUCATION
State and Local Government Administration)
1978-1986 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Va.
Assistant Professor
■ Public Law
■ American Government
■ Political Theory
■ Research Methodology
■ Center for Urban Studies and Public Policy, Graduate School
faculty (Public Policy, Public Law, Public Administrator^
Consulting
■ Consultant to the National Institute of Justice (U.S. Department
of Justice), Technical Assistance and Support Program (Ms. June
B. Kress), analyzing and evaluating funded research projects,
performing feasibility studies and developing research designs
1993-1995. * 5 *
■ Consultant to the National Center for State Courts (Dr. V.E.
Hango) on a National Science Foundation Proposal to study
access to state appellate courts (September-December, 1979).
■ Consultant to the United National World Food Council (Dr.
Uwe Kracht) in preparing a position paper on an international
right to food, to be presented to the Council ministers in the
General Assembly. (October-December, 1977).
1966-1970 University of Pittsburgh BS Biology/Chemistry
1970-1973 Duquesne University JD Law
1973-1976 University of Pittsburgh MA Political Science
Areas of Concentratiat
■ International Relations
■ International Political Economy
■ International Law
1976-1979 University of Maryland PhD. Political Science
Areas of Concentration
■ Public Law
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State and Local Government
Political Theory
Research Methodology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Institute On The Foundations Of Institutional Research Practice
(The Association For Institutional Research, University Of
Delaware, Summer, 1996.)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
The Justification Of Political Trials (New Haven, Connecticut;
Greenwood Press, 1993).
Dependency Theory and the Return of High Politics (New
Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press, 1986).
Punishment and Restitution: A Restitutionary Approach to
Crime and the Criminal (New Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood
Press, 1984).
Chapters
Socid Services Law," R.H. Rosenberg (edl A Handbook For
Local Government Attorneys (Tallahassee, Honda: LGA lJress,
1991};
"The Medicalization of Repression: Eugenics and Crime
Control," with J. F. Katz, J.F. Sheley (ed.), Exploring Crime
(New York; Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1986).
"The History and Theory of Dependency," with K. Bauzon,
Dependency Theory and the Return of High Politics (New
Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press, 1986).
"Dependency, Realism, Imperialism, and the Return of High
Politics," with M. Tetreault, Dependency Theory and the Return
of High Politics (New Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press,
1986).
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Published Papers
■ "Imagery and Public Administration, Administrative Theory and Praxis
(currently under review)
■ "Corporate Crime and Restitution," Tournal of Offender
Counseling, Services and Rehabilitation (Spring, 1985).
■ "Eugenics and Biomedical Approaches to Crime Control," with
T. Katz. Contemporary Issues (February, 1984).
■ "The Right to Food as a Property Right," United Nations World
Food Council (1983).
■ "Liberating the Industrious Tailon The Case for Ideology and
Instrumentalism in the Social Sciences," with J. Oppenheimer,
Political Methodology (September. 1982).
Book Reviews
■ Review of Schubert, Glendon, Political Culture and Tudicial
Behavior (New York; University Press of America, 1985),
appearing in the Tournal of Biopolitics (August, 1986).
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Politics and Corrections: The Need for "Autonomous" Penal
Institutions in Democratic Communities," (Presented at the 1993
meetings of the American Criminal Justice Society in Chicago,
Illinois).
"Polemic on Behalf of Unrestricted Conditional Zoning,"
(Presented to the Virginia State Legislature, Richmond, Virginia,
1988).
"Life Stress Events and Political Orientation," (Presented at the
1986 meetings of the Western Political Science Association in
Eugene, Oregon).
"The Case for a Psychological Perspective in the Study of
Political Economy," (Presented at the 1985 meetings of the
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International Studies Association in Washington, D.C.).
"Political Trials: Criticisms and Justifications," (Presented at the
1983 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Denver,
Colorado).
"The Medicalization of Deviance," (Presented at the 1983
meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
in San Antonio, Texas).
"Corporate Crime and Restitution," (Presented at the 1983
meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice Science
in San Antonio, Texas).
"Politics, Relevancy, and the Criminal Law," (Presented at the
1982 meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice
Science in Louisville, Kentucky).
"The Changing Structure of the Global Oil Market: An Analysis
Using Power1 in a Schedule Sense," (Presented at the 1982
meeting of the International Studies Association in Cincinnati,
Ohio).
"The National Security Implications of the Present Direct Foreign
Investment Pattern in the United States Land," (Presented at the
1979 meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee).
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
■ Classical and Jazz piano
■ Gourmet Cooking
■ Chess
■ Opera and Theater
■ Aikido
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RONALD G. CLAUNCH
PROFESSOR (1985)
Political Science and Geography Department
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
VITA
Date and Place of Birth:
January 8, 1944 Haynesville, Louisiana
Marriage:
1967 Betty Key, Perryton, Texas (B.A. in Elementary
Education, 1966, Baylor University)
Children:
1969 Catherine Ruth Claunch Wintill (B.S. in Elementary
Education, 1991, SFASU; B.S. in Social Work, 1994,
SFASU)
1971 Christina Lynn Claunch Gallaher (B.F.A. in Art, 1993,
SFASU)
Education:
1962 Spring Branch High School, Houston, Texas
1966 Baylor University, B.A.
1968 University of Missouri, Columbia, M.A.
1972 University of Missouri, Columbia, Ph. D.
Prior Experience to SFASU:
1968-69 University of Arkansas, Instructor, Department of
Political Science
Publications:
"How Voters Decide in a Sales Tax Election," Missouri
Municipal Review, 36(July 1971), 6-7.
"Opportunity and Motivation: Why Students Register to Vote
in Their University Community, l! The Municipal Matrix, IV
(October 1972), 1-4. (With James G. Dickson and J. David
Cox) .
"The Texas City Manager in Policy Formulation: A Routine of
Urban Politics," Public Service, (February 1977), 6-9.
The research was supported by a 1975 Summer Faculty
Research at SFASU) .
"Single Member Districts," Texas Town and City. LXIV (March
1977), 6-9, 17. (With Leon Hallman).
"Ward Elections in the South: Electoral Change Through
Federal Court Order, " GPSA Journal, VI (Spring 1978).
(With Leon Hallman).
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"The Inner-City Rediscovered: The Back-To-Town Movement in
Dallas' Lower Munger Place," Texas Journal of Political
Studies, II (Fall 1979), 22-43. The research was
supported by a 1978 Summer Faculty Research Grant at
SFASU) .
"Ward Elections in the Cities of East Texas, " in Practicing
Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr. 4th
edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Co., 1980, 247-251.
(With Leon Hallman).
"Photography by Political Scientists: The Slide as Classroom
Supplement," Teaching Political Science, (January 1981),
131-146. (With Don Gregory). The writing of the article
resulted from a 1978 Teaching Excellence Grant at SFASU.
"Don't Stay Home in '81: A Photo Expedition to the Texas
Legislature," The Texas Outlook, 65 ( January 1981),
26-27. (With Don Gregory). The writing of the article
resulted from a 1978 Teaching Excellence Grant at
SFASU.
"Texas," Reapportionment Politics, Sage Publications, Rose
Institute of State and Local Government, 1981, 311-317.
(With James G. Dickson and Wes Chumlea).
"A Focus on Roy Blake. . .The Work of a State Senator,11 The
Daily Sentinel, August 2, 1981, A4. (With Don Gregory) .
"A New Data Source for East Texas," Nacoadoches Business, 1
(February 1982), 6 and 8.
"Texas Students and the Politics of Higher Education: The
Struggle Against Tuition Increases," Texas Tech Journal
of Education, 10 (Winter 1983), 5-19. (With Don Gregory).
"Lobbying by University Students: The 1981 ^ Tuition
Controversy," in Practicing Texas Politics, edited by
Eugene W. Jones, Joe E. Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert
Trotter, Jr. 5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Co., 1983. (With Don Gregory).
"A Decade of Change: Population and Housing in the City and
County of Nacogdoches," Nacoadoches Business, 2 (May
1983), 2-3.
"Brick and Mortar for Texas Higher Education," in Texas
Politics Today, edited by William Earl Maxwell and Ernest
Crain, 3rd edition. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1984,
416-419. (With Don Gregory).
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"Market and Trade Areas of Nacogdoches,11 Nacogdoches
Business, 2 (December 1983), 4-6.
"Business and Employment Trends in Nacogdoches County: 1965-
1981," Nacoadoches Business, 3 (February 1984), 4-7.
"The Nature and Quality of Housing in Nacogdoches,"
Nacoadoches Business, 3 (April 1984), 6-11.
"The Evolution of a Public Policy: Higher Education
Construction and the Texas Legislature," Texas Journal of
Political Studies, 6 (Spring/Summer 1984), 3-21. (With
Don Gregory).
"An Expanded View of the Nacogdoches Market: A Look at the
Surrounding Area and Appleby," Nacoadoches Business, 3
(August 1984), 4-7.
"A Comparison of Two Communities: Lufkin and Nacogdoches,11
Nacoadoches Business, 3 (October 1984).
"The Attributes of the Nacogdoches Market: A Comparison to
Similar Sized Texas Cities," Nacoadoches Business, 3
(December 1984), 4-5.
"Poverty in Nacogdoches," Nacoadoches Business, 4 (February
1985), 4-5.
"Agriculture in Nacogdoches County" Trends and
Comparisons," Nacoadoches Business, 4 (June 1985), 3-4.
"An Amendment to the Texas Constitution: A Case Study in
Public Policy for Higher Education," in Practicing
Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr. 6th
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1986, 75-81. (With
Don Gregory) .
Study Guide to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy, New
York: St. Martin's Press, 1986, 1-337.
Test Item File to Accompany Lipsitz's American Government.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986, 1-236.
Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lipsitz's American
Democracy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. (With
Thomas Yantek, Trudy Steuernagel and Priscilla
Southwell).
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"Some Interest Group Reactions to the No-Pass, No-Play
Provisions of House Bill 72," in Practicing-Texas
Politics Brief Edition, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, LylTc. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr 2nd
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987, 142-144.
(With Don Gregory).
"An Amendment to the Texas Constitution: A Case Study in
PUBLIC Policy for Higher Education,"in Practicing Texas
Politics Brief Edition, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr., 2nd
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987, 44-50.
(With Don Gregory).
"David and Goliath: The Pennzoil-Texaco Battle in Texas," in
Practicing Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones,
Joe E. Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr.
7th edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1989, 229-
235. (With Don Gregory) .
"City Councils," Encyclopedia USA, 11 (January 1989) Gulf
Breeze, Florida: Academic International Press.
Study Guide to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy,
New York: St. Martin's Press, end ed., 1989.
Test item File to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy,
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed., 1989.
Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lipsitz's American
Democracy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed., 1989,
(With Thomas Yantek, Trudy Steuernagel and Priscilla
Southwell).
"Have You Heard It All? The Experiences of Lufkin and
Nacogdoches with Citizen Surveys," Texas Town and City,
LXXXIII:3 (March 1996), 30-31. (With Richard J. Herzog).
"Stories Citizens Tell: How Knowledge, Reactions, and Actions
Become Linked," Public administration Review, 57:5
(September/October 1997), 374-379. (With Richard J.
Herzog).
Convention Papers:
"Political Trust and Referenda Voting." Midwest Political
Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 197,2.
"Professionalism and Policy-Making Orientations Among Texas
Citv Managers," Southwestern Political Science
Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 28, 1975. (With
Jim Holland).
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"A Routine of Urban Politics: The Gatekeeping Role of the
City Manager in Policy Formulation." Western Social
Science Association, Tempe, Arizona, April 29, 1976.
"The Texas City Manager in Policy Formulation: The View of
Councilmen and Mayors-" Louisiana Political Science
Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 11, 1987.
"Developing City Electoral Districts in Non-SMSA Cities: The
Limitations of Census Data Void of Geographical
Considerations." American Association of Geographers,
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 1977 (With Leon Hallman) .
"The Difficulty of Using Census Data and Geographical
Principles for Drawing Court Required City Electoral
Districts: East Texas Non-SMSA Cities." American
Association of Geographers, Salt Lake City, Utah, April
26, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Geographical Considerations in the Designing of City^
Electoral Districts for an East Texas Non-SMSA City:
Jacksonville." Western Social Science Association,
Denver, Colorado, April 22, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"The Quest for Effective Representation: The Move to Single-
Member Districts in Texas Cities. " Southwestern Political
Science Association, April, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Designing Single-Member Electoral Districts for City
Commissions: Student Involvement Illustrating the Role
of Geography in the Political Decision-Making Process."
National Council for Geographic Education, St. Louis,
Missouri, November 26, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Community Revitalization in the Inner-City of Dallas,
Texas: An Investigation of Responses to Urban Redlining."
Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston,
Texas, April 12-15, 1978.
"Urban Electoral Change Through Judicial Mandate: The Movement
to Ward Elections in the South." Western Social Science
Association, Denver, Colorado, April 27-29, 1978 (With
Leon Hallman).
"Police Officer Attitudes Toward Their Political Milieu in
Small and Medium-Sized Texas Cities." Western Social
Science Association, Denver, Colorado, April 27-29,
1978 (With James G. Dickson and Robert Hollman).
"The Effects of Cynicism and Occupational Dynamics Upon
Police Perceptions of Their Clientele: A Causal Model."
Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia,
November 9-11, 1978 (With James G. Dickson).
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11 Neighborhood Transition in Dallas, Texas: A Return to the
Inner-City,fl Association of American Geographers,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1979 (With Leon
Hallman)•
"Supplementing Commercial Films and Slides: The Political
Scientist as Photographer." Southern Political Science
Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 1, 1979
(With Don Gregory).
"The Application of 35mm Slides to Courses in American and
State Politics. " Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas, April 4, 1980 (With Don Gregory).
""the Use of 35 m Slides in Social Science Courses: A Focus
Upon the Texas Legislature." East Texas Council of Social
Studies, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 19, 1980 (With Don
Gregory).
"The Neighborhood Housing Services Model in Dallas: Inner-
City Revitalization Without Displacement. " Western Social
Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April,
1980.
"Segregation in Cities: A Case Study of Texarkana, Texas-
Arkansas." National Science Foundation Chautauqua Short
Course, Memphis, Tennessee, March 16, 1981.
"The Texas State Data Center Program and Population Gains
Within the East Texas Council of Government Region."
Human Services Committee, East Texas Council of
Governments, Kilgore, Texas, June 18, 1981.
"Census Geography." 1980 Census Data Users Conference,
Nacogdoches, Texas, July 22, 1982.
"Developing a Neighborhood Profile." 1980 Census Data Users
Conference, Nacogdoches, Texas, July 22, 1982.
"Victory in the Crossfire: Tuition Increases and the
Politics of Higher Education in Texas." Texas Academy
of Science, San Angelo, Texas, March, 1982 (With Don
Gregory).
"Population and Housing in East Texas: A look at the 1980
Census." National Association of Independent Fee
Appraisers, East Texas Chapter, Longview, Texas, .
November 9, 1982.
"Is the Legislature Only a Referee? The Case of Higher
Education Funding Before the Texas Legislature." Western
Social Association, April 25, 1984, San Diego, Ca.,
(With Don Gregory).
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"The Legislative Process in Texas: Does Hyperpluralism
Prevail?" Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas, March 22, 1985 (With Don Gregory).
"County Voting Patterns in Texas: An Analysis of the 1984
Higher Education Construction Amendment." Western
Social Science Association, Ft. Worth, Texas, April
25, 1985 (With Don Gregory).
"Hyperpluralism in State and Local Politics: rhetoric or
Reality? Arkansas Political Science Association, Little
Rock, Arkansas, February 21, 1986 (With Don Gregory) .
"The Implementation of the Higher Education Assistance Fund:
The Politics of Higher Education Appropriations in
Texas." Western Social Science Association, El Paso,
Texas, April 23, 1987 (With Don Gregory).
"Restructuring the Texas Student Loan Program: The Battle
for Privatization/" Western Social Science Association,
April 28, 1989 (With Don Gregory).
"Stories Citizens Tell: New and Old Directions for City
Management." Symposium on Public Administration Theory,
Savannah, Georgia, February 19, 1996 (With Richard J.
Herzog).
"Developing a Model to Explain Citizen Satisfaction with City
Services." Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas March 22, 1996 (With Richard J. Herzog).
Political Service:
Member, Nacogdoches Planning and Zoning Commission, 1981-1987.
Consulting Work with Texas cities, counties, and school districts
in regard to single-member redistricting, school attendance zones,
desegregation plans, or population projections:
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RICHARD J. HERZO6
Department of Political Science 1600 Redbud
Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
P.O. Box 13045 (409) 560-4224
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
(409) 468-3903
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, December 1987
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Specialization: Public Administration and Public Policy
Subfields: Policy Analysis, Organization Theory, Decision Making,
American Institutions
Other Fields: Methodology: Research Design, Data Analysis,
Computer Applications
International Relations: American Foreign
Policy, Weapons Procurement
Dissertation: Analyzing Military Propaganda Documents as a
Weapons System: Politics, Strategy, Tactics,
and Effectiveness
Masters Degree in Public Administration, July 1982
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Emphasis: General Administration
Thesis: Federal Power Commission and Natural Gas
Regulation: Implementing Curtailment Policy
Bachelor of Science in Communication, May 1980
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Double Minor: Political Science and Public Administration
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
9/87- Associate Professor (9/97) and Assistant Professor
received merit every year available, tenure granted in 1993
Courses taught:
Introduction to Public Administration—overview lectures, role
playing exercises, oral presentations by students, practitioner
guest speakers
Public Financial Management—lectures, explanation of analytical
techniques, homework problems, budgeting exercise with students
analyzing a budget from a local government, guest speakers to
discuss tax administration, risk management, budgeting
The Politics of Public Budgeting—theory lectures, budgeting systems
exercises designed for state and local governments, financial
managers as guest speakers
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Associate/Assistant Professor STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Continued
Policy Analysis—methods lectures, case studies, computer assisted
decision making, "real world" policy analysis by students, student
presentation of policy analysis to public officials, program
evaluation, intensive interviewing by students
Public Organization Theory—schools of thought lectures, student
critiques of literature, case studies, role playing exercises, guest
speakers, student interview of practitioners, field trips to public
organizations
Public Personnel Administration—techniques, challenges, issues
lectures, exercises, guest speakers
Field Study in American Government and Politics—internship course
Advanced Graduate Studies—teach students with public administration
emphasis in Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program, students
enroll in undergraduate courses and have graduate course
requirements
Introduction to American Government: Structure and Functions—
lectures designed to generate student interest in American and Texas
government, contemporary political issues focus, group discussions,
guest speakers
FIG (Freshman Interest Group) Introduction to American Government:
Structure and Functions with English course, worked with two English
instructors, provided connections among the courses, coordinated
educational/fun activities outside of class
Plic Administration Coordinator
Revised public administration curriculum to include core courses,
and political science electives, published public administration
program brochure; recruitment of public administration majors and
minors; counsel students and graduates for government employment; .
initiated Students for Public Administration (SFPA)
Internship Coordinator
Internship development for public administration and political
science majors, monitoring of intern progress, make recommendations
on interns1 activities, consultation with intern sponsors, positions
in over 20 governmental and nonprofit agencies in East Texas
including: Office of the Attorney General; Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Nacogdoches County
Commissioners Court, Elections Department, Auditor's Office; City of
Nacogdoches-City Manager, City Planner, Financial Director,
Municipal Court; City of Lufkin-City Manager/Assistant City. Manager
City Planner; East Texas Women's Shelter; Nacogdoches County Chamber
of Commerce U.S. Representative Charles Wilson's District Office;
East Texas Community Health Services, Inc.; State Representative
Jerry Johnson's District Office; State Senator Drew Nixon's Office;
Piney Woods Area Health Education Center; Nacogdoches Memorial
Hospital, Nacogdoches County Exposition Center;
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Associate/Assistant Professor STEPHEN F, AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Continued
Departmental Activities
Evaluated public administration and political science majors1 use of
the library, Executive Committee, Public Administration Faculty
Recruitment Committees (member and chair), Merit Review Committee
College of Liberal Arts Activities
Liberal Arts Council (Secretary), Merit Review Board, advising,
Honors Council
Center for Applied Social Research
maiden project, budget proposal
University Activities
Microcomputer Proposal Review Committee, Supplemental Instruction
Group Advisor
Stephen F. Austin State University Faculty Research Grants
1995 - To use citizen surveys to connect citizens with city
governments
1992 - To use organizational development techniques to study
employee attitudes in the two medium-sized city governments in Texas
1990 - To study the managerial role of city managers in Texas, and
to explore the theorist-practitioner issue in public administration
Faculty Advisor
Students for Public Administration, College Republicans (Fall 89 -
Spring 91) Young Democrats (Fall 89 - Spring 91)
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
9/92- Adjunct Professor
9/97 Taught public personnel administration in Masters of Public
Administration Program, seminar format, exercises, and guest
speakers; developed comprehensive exam sections for public financial
management, and public personnel administration
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
6/85- Instructor Courses taught:
5/87 Public Policy, Contemporary Issues of Politics, Fundamental Issues
of Politics
8/84- Teaching Coordinator
5/85 Fundamental Issues of Politics: liaison for faculty, graduate
instructors and students
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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS Continued
1/84- Research Assistant
5/84 Computer applications, data collections, civil rights policy
implementation, and evaluation of MPA program
8/82/3- Graduate Instructor
12/82/3 Fundamental Issues of Politics
1/83- Co-teaching special Fundamental Issues of Politics;
5/83 responsibilities with developmental education program
PUBLIC SERVICE
4/96- Texas Department of Transportation (Lufkin District)
Interagency agreement with the Center for Applied Social Research at
Stephen F. Austin State University to provide a comprehensive survey
of TxDOT's external customers to identify barriers to effective
communication, assess the key factors that influence communication,
analyze the information, compile reports to provide opportunities to
improve communications
7/94- Houston County, Texas
Personnel work: the use of job analysis to write job descriptions,
job evaluation, development of a position classification system and
a pay schedule, development of a personnel policies and procedures
manual, and the writing of an employee handbook, formulation of a
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action plan, continues
updating of manual and handbook
12/94- Government Finance Officers Association
Budget Reviewer: reviewed over 20 budgets from cities nation-wide
with between $10 and $100 million in expenses/expenditures
4/90- Office of the Attorney General of Texas-Child Support Enforcement
Unit, Nacogdoches, Texas assistance with budget formulation and
personnel career ladders, employee performance plans
8/94- City of Lufkin, Texas and City of Nacogdoches, Texas
12/95 Citizen Surveys: wrote and received approval of contracts detailing
survey work; hired and trained student telephone interviews;
completed 500 telephone interviews in Nacogdoches and Lufkin;
trained data entry persons; completed 22 personal interviews in
Lufkin and 20 personal interviews in Nacogdoches; trained interview
transcribers; provided city officials with various reports:
Statistical Results, Citizen Comments to Open-ended Questions, Final
Summary Report, Analysis (of the findings), Personal Interviews
(information beneficial to city management); presented Final Summary
Report and Analysis to City Commission in Nacogdoches and City
Council in Lufkin; guest on KSFA talk show (with Gordon Pierce,
Nacogdoches City Manager); articles "Comparing Lufkin and
Nacogdoches" printed in the Daily Sentinel (7-2-95 p, 3C) and
"Comparing the Cities of Lufkin and Nacogdoches by Telephone"
printed the Lufkin Daily News (7-3-95 p. 5A)
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PUBLIC SERVICE Continued
9/90- City of Nacogdoches, Texas - Engineering Department
11/93 Geographic Information Systems (GIS): in collaboration with Darrel
McDonald a comprehensive GIS needs assessment was conducted in 1993
including: a general discussion of GIS, the role of long and
generational planning, departmental and regional goals and
objectives, information sources, information needs, cost-benefit
analysis, recommendations, and future steps
8/93- City of Nacogdoches, Texas
11/93 Management Information Systems (MIS): formulation of a request for
proposals to conduct a city-wide MIS study, submission of a proposal
with McZog Consultants and the Stephen F. Austin State University's
Tucker Center for Geographic Information Systems Training and
Application Development
1/92- City of Marshall, Texas and City of Nacogdoches, Texas
2/93 Employee Attitude Surveys: developed a confidential employee
attitude survey with city management and department heads,
administered the survey to 176 city employees in Marshall and 189
city employees in Nacogdoches in all departments, employees
responded to statements about: 1) the city employees involvement in
service delivery, 2) their immediate supervisor's impact on service
delivery, 3) city government, 4) the role of citizen involvement in
service delivery, and 5) their departments, (in Nacogdoches they
also responded to 6) the city's personnel policies, 7) their
immediate supervisors, and 8) job attitudes) employees also
responded to open-ended questions, the survey information was
analyzed, and feedback sessions were conducted with city management
and department heads, recommendations were made
4/92 East Texas Community Health Services, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas
Revision of personnel policies: health insurance, vacations,
holidays, sick leave, moonlighting, drug testing, alcohol-abuse.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
4/94- Southeastern Political Review, manuscript reviewer
12/93- West Publishing Company, Thousand Oaks, CA: review of American
6/96 government textbook, review of a Texas government textbook
1/89- Harper Collins Publishers, New York: prospectus reviewer for public
8/93 administration books and American government textbooks
WORK EXPERIENCE
5/85- Zog Brothers Seafood, New Orleans, Louisiana
8/86 Small business entrepreneur, marketing of fresh shrimp in Wisconsin
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WORK EXPERIENCE Continued
8/80- Urban Studies Department, University of New Orleans, New Orleans,
8/82 Louisiana; Public Service Employment Fellow, intern to
administrative judge, analyzed New Orleans Area/Bayou River Health
Systems Agency, health care and judicial administration research,
state court systems research
5/80- Community Action Program (CAP) Services, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
8/80 Supervisor of Youth Conservation Community Improvement Program
(YICCP) in Waupaca County (part of CETA program), supervised and
introduced work experience environment to youth ages 16-19,
organized recreational events, raised funds, developed positive
community/youth relations
PUBLICATIONS
"Stories Citizens Tell and How Administrators Use Types of Knowledge"
(with Ronald G. Claunch), Public Administration Review
(September/October 1997, Vol. 57 No. 5, pp. 374-379 (lead article).
"Have You Heard It All?: The Experiences of Lufkin and Nacogdoches with
Citizen Surveys'7 (with Ronald G. Claunch), Texas Town & Citv, March 1996 Vol.
LXXXIII, No.3, pp. 30-31.
"PACER: A Mnemonic for the Texas Bureaucracy" in William Earl Maxwell and
Ernest Craine, Texas Politics Today, (1995) seventh edition, St. Paul, MN:
West Publishing Company, pp.213-215.
"Building Practitioner-Held Theory Through Triangulation," Journal of Public
Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 3 No. 4 (1993), pp. 431-456.
"From the Campus to the Courthouse: Fresh Brainpower Available from Interns,1
(with Mike Decuir), County, May/June, Vol. 5, No. 3 (1993), pp. 26-27.
"Tactics in Military Propaganda Documents: A Content Analysis of
Illustrations," (with John Wildgen), Defense Analysis, Vol. 2,
No. 1 (1986), pp. 35-46.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Unconscious Life of Organizations: Interpreting Organizational Identity
by Michael A. Diamond in Administrative Theory & Praxis Vol. 16, No. 1
(1994), pp. 99-101.
Ironies in Organizational Development by Robert T. Golembiewski
in Social Science Quarterly Vol. 72 (June 1991), pp. 398-399.
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"The Personal Management Theories of Texas City Managers," submitted to the
Texas City Management Association (1991).
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
March 1999 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Portland, Oregon
prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Budgetary Discourse: Warrants
for Money and Arrest"
March 1998 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Money Talks: Linking .
Discourse Theory to Budget Formulation and Budgetary Outcomes"
March 1998 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Does the Dog
Need a Tail: Conducting a Demand/Need Assessment to Determine MPA Program
Feasibility"
October 1997 - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, prepared and
presented a paper "Evaluating the "Fuzzy" Ingredient to Administrative
Success: Communications with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)"
July 1997 - American Society for Public Administration National Conference,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prepared and presented a paper "Evaluating
Communications with Multiple Audiences: The Case of the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) "
March 1996 - Southwestern Political Science Association Meeting, Houston,
Texas, prepared (with Ronald G. Claunch) a paper " Developing a Model to
Explain Citizen Satisfaction with City Services"
February 1996 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Savannah, Georgia,
prepared (with Ronald G. Claunch) and presented paper "Stories Citizens Tell:
New and Old Directions for City Management"
March 1994 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Akron, Ohio, prepared
and presented a paper "The Role of Espoused Theories in the Management of
Public Organizations"
March 1994 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Akron,
Ohio, prepared and presented a paper "Integrating Role-Playing Exercises into
Public Administration Curriculums"
July 1993 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Hayward, California,
prepared and presented a paper "Public Administration: Citizens,
Constituents, Clients, and Customers"
March 1993 - Southwestern Political Science Association, New Orleans,
Louisiana, prepared and presented a paper "Quality of Service Delivery Models
for Local Governments"
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Continued
February 1992 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration,
Charleston, South Carolina, prepared and presented a paper "Noodle Triangles
and the Success of Public Administration Internships"
October 1991 - Southwestern Association of American Geographers,
Nacogdoches, Texas, prepared and presented a paper "Models of GIS (Geographic
Information System) Decision Making"
April 1991 - Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada, prepared and
presented a paper "A Classification of Public Administrators Based on Their
Management Theories"
March 1991 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Washington, D.C.,
prepared and presented a paper "Building Practitioner Theory Through
Different Methods of Knowing"
April 1990 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Los Angeles, California,
chaired panel "Improvements in Practitioner Theory Building: The
Philosophical Concerns," and prepared and presented a paper "Practitioner
Theories on Democratic Participation"
April 1990 - Public Administration Research Symposium, Los Angeles,
California, chaired panel "Methods," prepared and presented a paper "A
Flowchart of the Research Process Toward a Management Theory of City
Managers"
March 1990 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas,
chaired panel "Budget and Finance Management in an Era of Declining
Resources."
March 1990 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas,
prepared and a presented paper, "The Geopropago Perspective and Geopolitical
Priorities."
April 1989 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Miami, Florida, prepared
and presented paper, "Exploration of the Theorist-Practitioner Issue:
Personal Organization Theories of City Managers in Texas."
March 1989 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Little
Rock, Arkansas, prepared and presented paper, "Exploration of the Theorist-
Practitioner Issue: Personal Organization Theories of City Managers in
Texas."
February 1989 - Mosher Institute for Defense Studies Symposium,
"Towards a More Stable Military Balance in Europe," discussant for panels.
April 1988 - American Society for Public Administration Conference, Portland,
Oregon, Poster Session, "Analyzing Written Communication," illustrating data
collection with Kurzweil Reading Machine, displayed readability statistics
for government documents.
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Continued
April 1988 - American Society for Public Administration Conference, Portland,
Oregon, attended workshop, "Microcomputers as Decision-Making Aids in all
Fields of Public Administration."
March 1988 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston, Texas,
prepared and presented a paper, "Organization Theory Perspective on
Adversary Threat Assessment."
MEMBERSHIPS
American Society for Public Administration
Section on Budgeting and Financial Management
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management
Section on Management Science and Policy Analysis
Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
Section for Professional and Organizational Development
Section on Public Administration Research
American Political Science Association
Texas City Management Association
The National Political Science Honor Society
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DR. HARRY V. HOECHTEN
CURRENT POSITION:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University (1981 -present).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND;
BA- " Political Science, St. Mary's University of San Antonio (1970)
MA- - Public Administration, University of Oklahoma (1974)
D.P.A. - Doctor of Public Administration, Nova Southeastern University
(1978) y
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Decorated World War II veteran (1943-1945). Served in the United States Army as an
infantryman in the Italian campaign including the Anzio Beachhead. Later was assigned
to Field Marshall Sir Harold Alexander's Headquarters as a clerk.
United States Civil Service (retired): 35 years service - 30 years in intelligence field.
LAST FEDERAL POSITION AND PRINCIPLE DUTIES DURING CAREER:
Assistant to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force Electronic Security Command (1978-
1980), now renamed The Air Force Intelligence Agency. Duties included acting as
spokesman for the command and writing or approving high level executive outgoing
correspondence and messages.
As a staff intelligence officer, held various positions (including operations, planning and
budgeting), within the United States Air Force Security Service and the Electronic Security
Command (1950-1980).
Was principal spokesm

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Stephen F. Austin
State University
Minutes of the
Board of Regents
Nacogdoches, Texas
October 26,1999
Volume 163
TABLE OF CONTENTS
October 26,1999
Page
00-01 Approval of July 27, 1999 Minutes 1
00-02 Faculty and Staff Appointments for 1999-00 1
00-03 Changes of Status 3
00-04 Retirements 4
00-05 Underenrolled Classes 4
00-06 Approval for Academic Standard Revision 5
00-07 Approval to Expand Academic Excellence Scholarship Program 5
00-08 Approval to Offer Master of Public Administration Degree 6
00-09 Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing 6
00-10 Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of Future Debt 6
00-11 Purchase of Water Sample Testing Services 6
00-12 Acquisition of Closed Captioning Equipment 6
00-13 Cabling for Internet 2 Funded by TIF Grant 6
00-14 Fine Arts Building Stone and Brick Work 6
00-15 Construction of Parking Lot on Carolyn and Baker Streets 7
00-16 Replacement of Chiller at Griffith Hall 7
00-17 Concrete Work Contract 7
00-18 SFASU Foundation, Inc 7
00-19 SFASU Alumni Association/Foundation 7
00-20 Policy Revisions 7
Reports 8
A. Faculty Senate
B. Student Government Association
C. Vice President - Alumni Affairs
D. Vice President for University Advancement
E. President
Appendix No. 1 - Proposal for Master of Public Administration Degree Program 9
Appendix No. 2 - Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing 94
Appendix No. 3 - Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of
Future Debt 95
Appendix No. 4 - Budget Transfers Less Than $50,000 96
Appendix No. 5 - SFASU Foundation, Inc. Private Support Agreement 97
Appendix No. 6 - Alumni Association/Foundation Private Support Agreement 101
Appendix No. 7 - Policy Revisions 107
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
BOARD OF REGENTS
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
OCTOBER 26, 1999
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chair Jimmy Murphy. Board members present in
Room 307: R. A. Brookshire, Penny Butler, Mike Enoch, Pattye Greer, Gary Lopez, Susan
Roberds, and Mike Wilhite. Absent: Lyn Stevens.
Others present in Board Room 307: Dan Angel, Janelle Ashley, Jerry Holbert, Baker Pattillo,
Roland Smith, Yvette Clark, and other SFA administrators.
00-01
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that minutes of the July 27, 1999 meeting of the Board of Regents be approved as
amended.
00-02
Upon motion of Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Wilhite, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following appointments be approved.
1. Forestry
Dr. Jeffrey Duguay, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (West Virginia University), at a salary of
$35,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Peter P. Siska, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University), at a salary of
$43,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
2. History
Dr. Robert B. Allen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Columbia University), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
3. Human Services
Dr. Thomas E. Caffery, Assistant Professor, Ed.D. (Texas A&M University at
Commerce), at a salary of $35,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1,
1999.
4. Nursing
Ms. Charlene Manley, Clinical Instructor, M.S.N. (University of Texas at Tyler), at a
salary of $36,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
5. Music
Mr. James C. Fellenbaum, Instructor, M.M. (Northwestern University, Illinois), at a salary
of $36,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Steven Loss, Assistant Professor, D.M.A. (University of Missouri at Kansas City), at a
salary of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. J.D. McManus, Visiting Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Texas), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
Dr. Mark Turner, Visiting Assistant Professor, D.M. A. (University of Houston), at a salary
of $30,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
6. Social Work
Dr. Sam Copeland, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (University of Houston), at a salary of
$38,000 for 100% time for nine months, effective September 1, 1999.
7. Library
Ms. Rachel Galan, Librarian I, M.L.S. (University of Texas), at a salary of $30,822 for
100% time for twelve months, effective September 1, 1999.
8. University Affairs
Mr. Britt Patton, Director of the Wellness Center, at a salary of $37,000 for twelve
months, effective July 19, 1999.
Mr. Tony Howard, Soccer Coach, at a salary of $30,000 for ten and one-half months,
effective July 26, 1999.
00-03
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following changes of status be approved.
1. Elementary Education
Dr. Janice Pattillo, from Professor at $50,054 for 100% time for nine months to
Professor/Interim Chair at $53,804 100% time for nine months.
Dr. Elvia Rodriguez, from Professor/Chair for 100% time for twelve months to Professor/
Director of ExCET Services for 100% time for twelve months. No change in salary.
2. Psychology
Dr. Mark Ludorf, extension of Faculty Development (ACE Fellow) Leave of absence
from Fall '99 at full salary to Fall and Spring '00-00 at half salary for nine months. No
change in salary.
3. Accounting
Dr. Sammie Smith, from Professor of Accounting to Professor and Temple-Inland
Employees Distinguished Professor in Accounting for 100% time for nine months, from a
salary of $70,017 to $72,262.
4. Economics and Finance
Dr. John H. Lewis, from Professor of Finance to Professor and Citizens 1st Bank
Distinguished Professor in Bank Management for 100% time for nine months, from a
salary of $65,490 to $66,663.
00-04
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following retirements be accepted.
1. English/Philosophy
Dr. Harry D. Dawson, Associate Professor, effective May 31, 2000.
2. Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
Dr. Bobby D. Browning, Associate Professor, effective December 31, 1999.
00-05
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the following Fall '99 Underenrolled Class List be approved.
AGM 383.001 - Ag. Machinery Design and Structure
Enrolled: 9
Graduating seniors
ANS 302.001 - Livestock Fitting and Showing
Enrolled: 6
Taught by Farm Manager; no additional salary
CHE 561.01 -Biotechnology 1
Enrolled: 4
Maintain proper sequence in Biotechnology program
COM 404.001 - Newspaper Graphics
Enrolled: 7
Graduating seniors
ENG 099.066 - Developmental English
Enrolled: 9
Class had 10 students at 5:00 p.m. on 12th class day
FOR 241.001 - Wood Properties
Enrolled: 8
New course
NUR 414.002 - Families in Crisis
Enrolled: 7
Maintain proper sequence
NUR 417.002 - Fam-Self-Care Situational Crisis
Enrolled: 7
Maintain proper sequence
SPA 132.005 - Elementary Spanish II
Enrolled: 9
Maintain proper sequence
THR 436.001 - Period Style Thr I
Enrolled: 8
New course
THR 500.001 - Graduate Research
Enrolled 4
Maintain proper sequence
00-06
Upon motion of Regent Enoch, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Brookshire, Butler,
Lopez, Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Roberds voting nay, it was ordered that
admission requirements for beginning freshmen students specify that applicants must earn at least
a second-level high school degree or its equivalent before beginning at SFA effective Fall 2003 as
a first step in strengthening admission standards. Regent Roberds requested Chair Murphy to
appoint a committee to study marketing of SFA.
00-07
Upon motion of Regent Enoch, seconded by Regent Roberds, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that a Transfer Scholarship Program for community college transfer students be
established, and the Academic Excellence Scholarship Program be enhanced, at a cost of
$435,100, effective 9-1-2000.
00-08
Upon motion of Regent Greer, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that approval be given to the request to seek permission from the Coordinating Board to
offer the Master of Public Administration Degree, effective fall 2000.
00-09
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that that the Resolution Authorizing a Request for Financing be approved as presented in
Appendix No. 2 and that the President and staff be authorized to proceed with initiating the bond
transaction as directed by the Texas Public Finance Authority.
00-10
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Resolution to Reimburse Expenditures with Proceeds of Future Debt be approved
as presented.
00-11
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Lopez, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that approval be given to the purchase of necessary water samples generated by the Alto
Watershed Project at a cost not to exceed $80,000 funded by the College of Forestry, Center for
Applied Studies in Forestry, Forest Resources Institute (FRI), Temple-Inland Incorporated, and
the National Council for the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI).
00-12
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that equipment for on-line and off-line closed captioning be purchased in an amount not
to exceed $99,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders.
The University will be reimbursed by grant funds over a three-year period for the captioning
services and the equipment will remain with the University following completion of the grant.
00-13
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that purchase of the Cisco 7206 Router be approved, at an amount not to exceed $55,000,
and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders. Source of Funds: TTF
Grant
00-14
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Physical Plant be authorized to contract for repairs, cleaning, and waterproofing
of the stone and brick areas of the Fine Arts Building and the bell tower at a cost not to exceed
$170,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary purchase orders.
00-15
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Butler, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the Physical Plant Department be authorized to proceed with the addition of the
parking area at Baker and Carolyn Streets, at a cost not to exceed $100,000 and that the President
be authorized to sign the necessary contracts and purchase orders.
00-16
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Roberds, with all members voting aye, it
was ordered that the Physical Plant be authorized to act as contractor for the replacement of the
chiller in Griffith Hall and modification of the connection between Hall 15 and Hall 18 (Ken-
Hall) at a cost not to exceed $100,000, and that the President be authorized to sign the necessary
purchase orders.
00-17
Upon motion of Regent Wilhite, seconded by Regent Greer, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the University be authorized to accept proposals for a two-year contract from the
concrete contractor offering the best proposal and that the President be authorized to sign the
contracts.
00-18
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Butler, Enoch, Lopez,
Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Brookshire voting nay, it was ordered that the
private support organization agreement between the SFASU Foundation, Inc., and the University
be approved as presented.
00-19
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Greer, with Regents Butler, Enoch, Lopez,
Murphy, and Wilhite voting aye, and Regent Brookshire voting nay, it was ordered that the
private support organization agreement between the Alumni Association/Foundation and the
University be approved as presented.
00-20
Upon motion of Regent Roberds, seconded by Regent Enoch, with all members voting aye, it was
ordered that the policy revisions be approved with the appropriate changes being made to Student
Media and Use of University Facilities.
REPORTS
A. Faculty Senate
B. Student Government Association
C. Vice President - Alumni Affairs
D. Vice President for University Advancement
E. President
Awards presented to Steve Westbrook, Terri Sayler, Betty Alford and Anna Bradfield
Meeting adjourned at 10:50 a.m.
Appendix No. 1
PROPOSAL FOR A
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DEGREE PROGRAM
October 26, 1999
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND GEOGRAPHY
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
Table of Contents
Page
Section - 7
5.92 Description of Proposed Program x
5.93 Projected Enrollment
5.94 Faculty 10-12
5.95 Library
5.96 Facilities and Equipment 13-14
5.97 Administration of Proposed Program 14
14-17
5.98 Accreditation
17 — 18
5.99 Supporting Fields
18—20
5.100 Costs of Proposed Program x
Appendix A Description of the New Graduate Courses
Appendix B Practitioners Letters of Support
Appendix C American Public Employee Survey Data
Appendix D SFASU Letters of Support
Appendix E Flyers sent to unclassified SFASU employees
Appendix F Vitas
Appendix G Section 5.95 Library
Appendix H Letters of Support from Prospective Students
Note- The attached proposal is numbered and written to follow
the guidelines (in boldface type) established by the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board for the presentation of
requests for new academic degree programs.
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5.92. Description of Proposed Program
(1) What is the title and nature of the proposed degree program?
The title of the proposed degree program is Master of Public
Administration (MPA) Program. The mission of the MPA Program is to
educate students for tomorrow's management and leadership positions
in the public sector, including local governments, state governments,
and nonprofit agencies. In these positions, public administrators
are called on to act professionally, responsibly, and effectively as
they pursue public purposes. The proposed Program fits the mission
of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFASU), and it would fill the
educational demands and needs in East Texas for better qualified
public administrators. The MPA Program would also serve as a
resource to promote professional administration of government and
nonprofit agencies in our region.
(2) List the course offerings to comprise the program. Which of
these courses will be new ones?
The course offerings combine to comprise a 36 hour professional
degree program. The students will be required to take each of the
seven core courses (21 hours) listed below. Each student will be
required to have a minor (e.g., business, communications, forestry,
geography, history, or psychology) with a minimum of nine (9) hours.
The remaining six (6) hours will be selected from the public
administration internship, advanced graduate studies, thesis research
and writing, and elective graduate courses.
Core Courses (3 credit hours each):
PSC 500 Survey of Public Administration
PSC 505 Public Administration Methods
PSC 510 Public Personnel Administration
PSC 515 Public Budgeting and Financial Management
PSC 520 Policy Systems and Evaluation
PSC 525 Public Organizations and Management
PSC 530 Topics in Public Affairs
Other Courses (3 credit hours each):
PSC 599 Public Administration Internship
PSC 575*, PSC 576* Advanced Graduate Studies
PSC 58 9* Thesis Research
PSC 590* Thesis Writing
(*Courses currently offered)
A description of these courses is provided in Appendix A. With the
exception of Public Administration Methods, we currently offer the
other six (6) core courses at the undergraduate level with an
appropriate level of difficulty. We also offer the Public
Administration Internship at the undergraduate level.
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(3) Outline a semester-by-semester curriculum for the proposed
program, if applicable.
(4) What special requirements are included in the degree plan? If a
graduate degree is contemplated, is a thesis or dissertation
required? If not, what will be substituted? Describe any innovative
changes in degree requirements.
The MPA Program will not have any special requirements in degree
plans. A thesis will not be required, but will be an option.
Students wishing to pursue a doctorate in public administration or a
related field will be advised to do a thesis. Non-thesis students
will be required to do a special research project related to their
in-service work or internship- In-service students who elect special
research projects that do not warrant more than (3) credit hours will
take an additional course in their minor field or take an elective
graduate course to complete the MPA degree. Therefore, all students
receiving an MPA degree from SFASU will demonstrate administrative
ability and research skills.
(5) Is the proposed program entirely new to the institution? Is it
an extension of a minor field? If so, give the number of students
minoring in the program during the last three years.
The proposed Program is new to Stephen F. Austin State University.
However, our department has been teaching specific public
administration classes and offering a Bachelor of Science degree with
a major in public administration since 1966.
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(6) How many similar programs are offered elsewhere in Texas, and
where? What is the nearest institution offering a similar program?
There are 18 masters of public administration granting institutions
listed on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board web site. Of
the six institutions that offer baccalaureate degrees in public
administration, only Stephen F. Austin and West-Texas A&M University
do not offer the MPA. (West-Texas A&M is close to Texas Tech, one of
the institutions that has an MPA Program. ) Of the 18 MPA granting
institutions only seven (7) are accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Refer to Table 5.92(6) for MPA granting institutions with NASPAA
accreditation.
Table 5.92(6) MPA Granting Institutions
in Texas with NASPAA Accreditation
Southwest Texas State University
Texas Tech University
University of North Texas
University of Texas at Arlington
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at El Paso
The nearest institution that offers the MPA degree is UT-Tyler, which
is approximately 70 miles to the northwest of SFASU. The UT-Tyler
program is not accredited by (nor a member of) NASPAA. The nearest
accredited program is at UT-Dallas.
The proposed MPA Program at SFA and the MPA degree offered at UT-Tyler
will not unnecessarily duplicate supply in the service area.
In Figure 5.92(6), we have drawn a service area circle 75 miles from
SFASU. In an effort to respect UT-Tyler's service area, the circle is
flat to the northwest about 35 miles from UT-Tyler. Students in the
circle would be closer to SFA than to any other MPA degree granting
institution.
The Master of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) degree is
offered at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas
A&M University. The School is a member of NASPAA; however, given the
newness of the School, it is not accredited by NASPAA. Student
admission to the degree program is limited and competitive, which is
consistent with the Bush School's desire to build a national
reputation.
The proposed program will admit all applicants who meet the admission
standards of the SFA Graduate School: an overall undergraduate grade
point average of 2.5, an upper division undergraduate grade point
average of 2.8, and acceptable scores on the General Test of the
Graduate Record Examination. The SFA program will thus provide
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Service Area for Proposed
MPA Program at SFASU
Figure 5.92(6)
N
A
Scale
1:2,700,000
HUES GTS LAB
Dcprtnuotof PoWcd Sdmtm nod G^ofraphy
Steffea F. Amda State Uriiwnity
Source: Texas Natural Resource Information Services (TNRIS)
Projection: UIM
Datum: NAD-27
Application Program: ARC/INFO 72 J A ARCVEW3J
Date cf Composition: March 2.1999
Map Composition by: W. L. Gardner, Jr.
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access to graduate training in an accredited program for those
students who may have been denied that opportunity by highly
selective programs.
(7) Describe current manpower needs for graduates of the program.
Also, describe how the proposed program strengthens the total
academic program of the institution.
The manpower needs for graduates of the MPA Program have been
articulated by several practitioners in the public sector. J.C.
Hughes, the City Manager of Nacogdoches, notes, "We also see an
immense value in having a local MPA program available to our city
employees. Such a program will raise the professional level of our
public servants. In fact, we recently hired a Police Chief who has
an MPA." C.G. Maclin, the City Manager of Lufkin, writes, "This
degree has an excellent track record in the city management
profession. Many cities prefer managers with an MPA degree." Robin
L Moore, MPA and Chief Executive Officer of East Texas Community
Health Services, Inc. notes that "the non-profit sector is growing by
leaps and bounds." Mary 0. Daly, the City of Manager of Rusk, states
that "an MPA program at SFASU would be invaluable to the public
sector over the several counties and many cities in the East Texas
area surrounding the university." Tom Dark, the Director of Public
Works for the City of Shreveport, simply states, "I believe that this
kind of training is needed in the East Texas/Northwest Louisiana
area " Carol Church, the Associate Director for The Center for
Service-Learning and Eldercare, believes that the MPA "would be very
beneficial for those individuals in the East Texas area wanting to
advance in their chosen profession of volunteer management." (For
these and other comments from practitioners, please see Appendix B,
pp. B-l to B-6) .
Overall job growth in Texas at the state and local levels of
government has been significant. Table 5.92(7) documents the growth
of government employment from 1994 to 1997. The largest increases
during this time period have been at the local (9.53 percent) and
state (6.25 percent) levels.
Table 5.92(7) Growth in Government Employment in Texas
(in thousands)
1994 1995 1996 1997 1994-1997
Local 898.2 933.0 960.8 983.8 9.53%
State 301.0 314.5 319.7 319.8 6.25%
Federal 192.2 190.7 186.9 185.8 -3.33%
Total 1391.4 1438.2 1467.4 1489.4 7.04%
Source: Texas Almanac 1996-1997 and 1998-1999
(Dallas Morning News)
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The February 1998 issue of Governing includes a chart developed by
the Center for the Study of States. It notes that Texas experienced
a 19.8 percent increase in state and local employment between 1990
and 1996. Texas has the fifth highest percentage increase of any
state in the nation.
More specifically, by using American Public Employee Survey (APES)
data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, we are able to
determine the manpower needs for graduates with an MPA degree. The
APES data shows the number of jobs by year by function for Texas at
the state and local levels of government. We were able to take a
detailed look at the job increases from 1993 to 1995. At the local
level, we found an increase of 7.94 percent (n = 2756) in the number
of jobs that could require or utilize an MPA degree. The highest
percentages of growth at the local level are in the sewerage,
corrections, public welfare, financial administration, and judicial
and legal functions (please see Appendix C, pp. C-l to C-2). At the
state level, we found an increase of 22.97 percent (n = 4339) in the
number of jobs that could require or utilize an MPA degree. The
highest percentages of growth at the state level are in the public
welfare, corrections, other government administration, police
protection-other, and financial administration functions (please see
Appendix C, pp. C-l to C-2).
The practitioners' comments, the Texas Almanac information, the chart
in Governing, and the American Public Employee Survey data all
indicate expanding workforces at our state and local levels of
government. This expansion indicates the manpower needs for
professional administrators that MPA programs produce.
A review of the graduate programs at Stephen F. Austin State
University suggests the great potential for a marketable, broad-based
professional degree that focuses on public (including nonprofit)
administration. The MPA is this type of professional degree; it will
be unique among the masters level programs offered at SFASU.
We believe that the MPA Program strengthens the total academic
program of SFASU by providing in-service and pre-service students an
opportunity to advance their education in governmental and nonprofit
career fields. Since undergraduates with any major can be admitted
to the Program without prerequisites, we believe that the MPA degree
will be ideal for students with a variety of undergraduate degrees
including business administration, communication, criminal justice,
history, political science, psychology, and social work. Assorted
written responses from University administrators have been
encouraging and supportive. James 0. Standley, Dean of the College
of Applied Arts and Sciences, writes that public -agency professionals
have expressed interest to him in an MPA Program. Robert T. Ramsey,
the Chair of the Communication Department, notes that communication
coursework would complement the MPA Program and that communication
and public administration are intertwined. Marlin Young, the Dean of
the College of Business, states that the MPA degree "is an excellent
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idea " Michael H. Legg, the Assistant Dean of the College of
Forestry, lends the College of Forestry's support for the MPA
Program. Heinz Gaylord, Chair of Psychology, states, "The Psychology
Graduate Program offers a sufficient number of graduate level courses
that would enhance the proposed MPA degree." According to Darrel L.
McDonald, Coordinator and Associate Professor of Geography, The
Geography program is interested in developing a minor for your
proposed Masters of Public Administration program," (For a more
detailed review of these responses please see Appendix D, pp. D-l to
D-6) .
(8) Has the proposed program been approved by the institution's
governing board? Give date of action. (A proposal shall not be sent
to the Coordinating Board until it has been approved by the
institution's governing board.)
The present proposal was approved by the Board of Regents of Stephen
F. Austin State University on October 26, 1999.
5.93. Projected Enrollment
(1) Project the enrollment for the proposed program for the next five
years. Explain the basis for this projection. Include majors and
minors in separate columns.
Table 5.93(1 a) MPA @SFA Projected
Enrollments 2000-2005
2000-2001
2001-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
Table 5 93(la) projects anticipated enrollment. These projections
are based on current student demands for the MPA degree. We used
seven main methods to assess demand.
First, we conducted eleven (11) telephone interviews with prospective
students off-campus. Ten of eleven respondents stated that they
would like a Master of Public Administration degree, and all eleven
respondents interviewed wanted to pursue coursework in public
administration. During these telephone interviews, respondents were
asked why they would pursue the MPA degree? One respondent noted
that the MPA would "increase my marketability in the public sector. .
I believe that a graduate degree is essential for significant
advancement in public employment, more so than in private/technical
fields." Another respondent stated "an MPA would allow me to
continue and advance my career in local governments."
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Second, we sent campus mail flyers (please see Appendix E, p. E-l) to
about 300 unclassified SFASU employees. The flyers were designed to
solicit potential demand for the MPA Program. They outlined career
options with an MPA, student eligibility, and Program highlights.
The flyers requested interested students to contact us. Ten (10)
SFASU employees, prospective students, contacted us by phone and/or
email. The campus mailing also generated responses of interest in
the MPA Program from spouses and acquaintances of SFASU employees who
received flyers.
Third, we requested some of the prospective students who contacted us
to write letters of interest in the MPA Program. Ms. Jimmi Fischer
Rushing believes that an MPA degree would prepare her to be more
"productive and valuable in any position of a government entity or in
an agency working with local, state, or federal government[s]."
Judge Chris Davis (a Justice of the Peace) writes, "Since graduating
in 1991 I have been hesitant in starting on my Master's Degree
because I couldn't find a program in our area that fit my needs. . .
. I think that the MPA Program that you are suggesting will be of
great value to me. . ." Kent Hutchison finds it "very exciting" that
our department is exploring this opportunity. He believes that an
MPA could provide him with "additional career opportunities, both
here at SFA and elsewhere." David Mullins writes, "I would benefit
tremendously from this program." Stacy Wilson—who looks forward to
becoming a student in the Program—commented, "Since the university
does not offer a graduate degree in Political Science, I believe SFA
should add the MPA degree for people who have an aptitude and desire
to serve their fellow man." Nicole Tiller states, "I believe that
the Masters of Public Administration is exactly what I have been
looking for." Shirley Luna looks forward to pursuing the MPA degree
at SFASU that "would ensure continued success in my career in public
relations and in areas related to public service." Juan Torres
believes that the "doors a[n] MPA would open for them [potential
students] would be limitless," and he notes that "a[n] MPA along with
my management experience would certainly enhance and increase my
career objectives." In a letter written by Mary Frances Bradford,
she discusses the challenge of providing services at the lowest
possible cost. She states, "We have to continue to search for ways
to meet this challenge and the lessons learned in the MPA degree
program would certainly give us the tools to do so." We believe most
of the prospective students who wrote letters would enroll in the MPA
Program, or at least take a class. (Please see Appendix H, pp. H-l to
H-9, for copies of these letters.)
Fourth, we conducted a telephone survey of several agencies in the
region to determine the overall interest in the proposed MPA Program.
We located 46 employees in these agencies who are interested in the
MPA Program (see Table 5.93(lb)).
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Fifth, the length of time that it will take students to complete the
Program (2 years) is a major factor in projecting the number of
majors.
Sixth, during the spring semester of 1998 we surveyed undergraduates
in our three upper-level courses being offered. This survey resulted
in ten (10) students out of 33 students that stated they would be
interested in pursuing an MPA at SFA.
Seventh, many students in the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies
(MIS) Program at SFASU will select political science/public
administration as a discipline according to James 0. Standley, Dean
of the College of Applied Arts. The MIS Program has about 200
students who are considered active. MIS students are often looking
for a more specific degree program that will afford them credentials.
In reviewing Table 5.93 (la), Dean- Standley stated that the
projections were not too high and that number of majors would slow
after meeting "pent-up" demand during the first year.
(2) Describe the likely source of students who will enroll in this
program. Will they come from existing programs or will they be
attracted to the institution to enroll in the proposed program?
Our students will primarily come from four sources. First, the
largest number of students (in-service students) are likely to come
from local governments, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations
in the East Texas region (see Table 5.93(lb)). Many of these
students have undergraduate degrees from SFASU. Second, pre-service
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students will advance from the undergraduate Public Administration
Program or other undergraduate programs at SFASU into the graduate
MPA Program. Third, as the Program develops and additional resources
are generated, we believe that we will attract students from around
the state and from Louisiana. There are four MPA programs in
Louisiana, with the closest being in Baton Rouge and Grambling.
Fourth, as noted above, we expect a number of MIS students to enter
our Program or to make political science/public administration one of
the disciplines of study that they select.
5.94. Faculty
(1) Give the number of persons presently on the faculty who will be
most directly involved in the proposed program. List name, rank,
highest degree, present course load, and estimated course load in the
proposed program for each. Do present faculty meet minimal criteria
for the requested program?
Table 5.94(1) displays the faculty who will be most directly involved
with the proposed MPA Program over a two year period (Fall 2000 to
Spring 2002). Each of the faculty meets the minimal requirements for
the requested Program (please see Appendix F Vitas).
Table 5.94(1) Direct Faculty Involvement in MPA Program
Richard J. Herzog
Associate Professor/Ph.D.
Arthur J. Sementelli
Assistant Professor/Ph.D.
Charles F. Abel
Assistant Professor/Ph.D.
Ronald G. Claunch
Professor/Ph.D.
Harry V. Hoechten
Visiting Professor/DPA
48UG
48UG
48UG
48UG
48UG
36 UG/6 G
30 UG/ 9 G
42 UG/ 3 G
42UG/3G
42 UG/3 G
Legend UG-undergraduate
G—graduate
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(2) Calculate the present student-faculty ratio in the subject
matter field(s) or department (s) in which the proposed program will
be offered. (Divide full-time equivalent students by full-time
equivalent faculty.) Also give the average teacher-student ratio in
the courses given by the department (planned number of students per
class.)
The 1998 student-faculty ratio for the Department of Political
Science and Geography is 33.3 as published in the University Fact
Book. This figure is calculated from the number of full-time
equivalent students (475) divided by full-time equivalent faculty
(14.3). The initial average student-teacher ratio in the MPA courses
is expected to be 12 students to 1 teacher.
(3) Project the need for new faculty required for the proposed
program for the next five years. If the teaching responsibilities
for the proposed program will be absorbed in part or in whole by the
present faculty, describe how this will be done.
The MPA Program will not require new full-time faculty when it starts
in the fall of 2000. The Program will have to maintain the five
faculty that would be directly involved with teaching in the Program
to be eligible for National Association of Schools of Public Affairs
and Administration (NASPAA) accreditation.
Faculty for the MPA Program will shift from the teaching of PSC 141
and PSC 142 to graduate course work. In section 5.94(1) above, the
teaching responsibilities required by the MPA Program will alter the
current undergraduate course load of MPA faculty by 24 hours (12
hours during the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 academic terms) or 6 hours
each semester. Due to the high faculty/student ratio (33.3-highest
in the University) of the Department of Political Science and
Geography and its low cost-per-credit hour for instruction ($43.49
versus $66.32 for the University), we will be able to absorb the
small course reductions with little impact on our teaching
responsibilities.
(4) Will acquisition of new faculty for the program require an
additional outlay of funds? Explain in detail.
The acquisition of new faculty for the MPA Program will not be
required.
(5) Describe the involvement of the faculty, present and projected,
in research, extension, correspondence, and other activities related
to the proposed program. Will this program decrease or increase the
course load of present faculty?
The faculty is actively involved in research. Richard J. Herzog and
Arthur J. Sementelli have collaborated on three national conference
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papers, two in 1998 and one in 1999. Richard J. Herzog and Arthur J.
Sementelli have submitted a SFASU Faculty Research Grant proposal
titled, "Money talks: Examining Budgeting Discourse in Two Cities:
(Nacogdoches and Lufkin, Texas)." Richard J. Herzog averages two
paper presentations a year at national public administration
conferences. Arthur J. Sementelli is completing the work on a
manuscript with Charles F. Abel for publication in a refereed public
administration journal. Arthur J. Sementelli is also completing work
on another manuscript. In 1997, Ronald G. Claunch and Richard J.
Herzog had an article published in the Public Administration Review
(September/October 1997). Charles F. Abel is designing a research
project that will evaluate citizens' attitudes toward government.
The faculty is involved in extension/public service. Richard J.
Herzog has completed numerous public service projects and is
finishing a three-year project evaluating communications for the
Texas Department of Transportation (Lufkin District). Richard J.
Herzog has been on the American Society for Public Administration
Board of Directors (North Texas Chapter) since 1996. Ronald G.
Claunch has completed numerous redistricting projects with cities,
counties, and schools. In addition, he completed work on attendance
zones and desegregation plans for school districts. All of Ronald G.
Claunch's projects have been accepted by the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Texas and/or the U.S. Department of Justice.
For six years, he was a member of the Nacogdoches Zoning and Planning
Commission. Arthur J. Sementelli is a member of the Historic
Nacogdoches Inc. and is a site visitor for the National Association
of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. Harry V. Hoechten
is the current chairman of the City of Nacogdoches Zoning Board of
Adjustment. (Please see Appendix F with vitas.)
The MPA Program will only decrease the numeric course load from four
courses to three when a graduate course is taught. Based on the
SFASU equivalency policy the course load will not change.
5.95. Library
SFASU library holdings in the fields relevant to the proposed MPA
Program are adequate. Using the Association of College and Research
Libraries' (ACRL) College Library Standards as a measure, the Ralph
W. Steen Library's collection meets the current and near future MPA
Program needs. The other resources of the Library include electronic
databases and/or document delivery services, a selective depository
for U.S. Government documents, a State of Texas depository, a number
of valuable serial holdings in public administration, the TexShare
Statewide Library Card Program, and the standard inter-library loan
program. The library has received a substantial infusion of new
funds for FY 2000. We therefore anticipate a modest increase in
expenditures in support of public administration. This improvement,
in combination with continuing access to a broad range of electronic
media, will result in excellent resources for the proposed program.
(Please see Appendix G, pp. G-l to G-7 for detailed responses to the
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guidelines established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.)
5.96. Facilities and Equipment
(1) Describe existing facilities that are available for the proposed
program. Describe the present utilization of these facilities.
The Department of Political Science and Geography is housed on the
first floor of the Liberal Arts North Building. Outside of two mass
lecture halls, the Department has complete use of this floor for the
departmental office, faculty offices, a faculty workroom, work space
for student assistants, and a small conference room. With the
addition of MPA Program, the department would provide an office for
graduate assistants. Internally, departmental staff include a
departmental secretary and part-time office assistants. The
operational resources include a copier, fax machine, telephones, and
network connections. In the Ferguson Building the department has
priority scheduling of six (6) classrooms. These classrooms are
currently in use during the day, and two of these are in use
intermittently during the evenings. In addition, the departmental
classrooms have video cassette recorders (VCRs), televisions,
satellite, cable, and internet wiring installed. These classrooms
also have capabilities for digital overhead projection. The
department also offers public administration courses in the distance
learning classroom in the McKibben Education Building. Currently,
the Department of Political Science and Geography is in the process
of purchasing an updated copier and other capital equipment that will
provide a good basis for support of the MPA Program.
There is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab within the
Department of Political Science and Geography. This Lab is equipped
with five (5) work stations using an up-to-date UNIX operating
system. The Lab has other applications software, including ARC View
and ARC Info.
At the College of Liberal Arts level, students have access to a
computer lab and its existing software, which includes statistical,
word processing, and spreadsheet capability.
At the university level, there are a number of on-campus meeting
rooms. Currently, these rooms are used for student organizations,
conferences, and guest speakers. There are several additional
computer labs across campus, including those with Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), and other imaging software. The
University mainframe is a DEC Alpha and is able to support graduate
level research. Moreover, SFA has just joined Internet II, and we
expect a wide range of as yet unspecified resources to be available
to MPA students from that source. Students also have access to
library facilities as outlined in section 5.95.
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(2) What new facilities will be needed in the near future? Specify
what special facilities and equipment will be needed and estimate
their cost. From what sources do you anticipate obtaining needed
facilities and equipment?
New facilities would not be needed for the MPA Program.
(3) Will the approval of this program result in planning for the
addition of new facilities?
The approval for this Program will only require a monitoring of
changing facilities needs. The planning for the addition of new
facilities will not be necessary.
5.97. Administration of Proposed Program
(1) Will the proposed program affect the administrative structure of
the institution? If yes, describe how.
The proposed program will not affect the administrative structure of
SFASU.
(2) In what department, division, school, or college will the
proposed program be administered? If the program is to have
interdepartmental or interunit administration, explain in detail.
The proposed program will be administered through the Department of
Political Science and Geography. This Department is in the College
of Liberal Arts.
5.98. Accreditation
(1) Describe the requirements for accreditation, if the program is
eligible to be accredited. What is the name of the accrediting
agency?
The accrediting agency is the National Association of Schools of
Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). In October 1997,
NASPAA's Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation (COPRA)
published a document titled "Standards for Professional Master's
Degree Programs in Public Affairs/Policy/Administration." The
requirements for accreditation are detailed in this document. There
are nine requirements: (A) eligibility, (B) program mission, (C)
program jurisdiction, (D) curriculum, (E) faculty, (F) admissions,
(G) student services, (H) supportive services and facilities, and (I)
distance education.
(A) Eligibility criteria must be met before NASPAA-dire.cted peer
review can occur. These criteria would include (1) having SFASU
receive re-accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges
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and Schools, (2) having the MPA Program's primary objective
include professional education designed to prepare persons for
leadership and management roles in public administration, and
(3) having the program in operation for four years before it can
be eligible for accreditation.
(B) To be accredited, the program mission must be clearly stated,
the MPA Program must assess its students' performance, and
performance information must be used in "directing and revising
program objectives, strategies, and operations.7'
(C) To meet the program jurisdiction requirement, the program must
have an identifiable administrative structure, faculty, and
director. The faculty and/or director must have substantial
influence in the program.
(D) The curriculum must "prepare students for professional
leadership positions."
(E) The faculty nucleus must be five (5) full-time persons, have 75
percent with earned doctorates, and have diversity. The faculty
must demonstrate qualitative adequacy in instruction, research,
professional experience, and public service.
(F) Admission standards need to be clearly stated, with the final
judgment on admission based on several factors (e.g., Graduate
Record Exam, professional experience).
(G) Required student services include advisement, career guidance,
appraisal, and placement.
(H) Supportive services and facilities include a budget, library
services, supportive personnel, instructional equipment, faculty
offices, classrooms, and meeting areas.
(1) Distance education must be comparable in quality to main campus
courses.
(2) What will be the initial costs of accreditation and the
subsequent annual costs to maintain it?
The initial costs of receiving national accreditation are illustrated
in Table 5.98(2). To join NASPAA, the dues are in the $600 range for
a program with less than 50 students. These dues would be paid each
year in order to maintain the program's eligibility. During the
accreditation process, there must be both a self study and site
visit. The initial cost is $1925, with $1500 due September 1 of the
year the self study is conducted. The self study package must
include an application and be accompanied by 15 bound copies of the
program's report and five copies of program catalogues and brochures.
This information must be signed by the President and Academic Vice
President of SFASU and the primary NASPAA Representative on campus.
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Once a site team is appointed and the technical review is completed,
the remaining $425 is due. The site visit costs between $1200 and
$2200.
If accredited for the (7) seven year term, the Program will remain in
compliance by adherence to above stated requirements and continued
payment of membership dues (approximately $600 a year). If denied
accreditation, there is an appeal process, and conditional processes
would enable the Program to adapt itself to the NASPAA/COPRA
requirements. An annual report is due to NASPAA by April 15, which
provides information about the Program's resources, faculty,
administration, and curriculum.
(3) Identify basic criteria for accreditation and describe how well
these are presently being met.
The current conditions suggest that an MPA Program would meet each of
the nine (9) standards required by NASPAA for accreditation (see
5.98(1) above).
(A) Eligibility. Stephen F. Austin State University is currently
conducting a self-study for re-accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools, and the objective of the
proposed MPA Program meets accreditation standards. The only
additional requirement under the eligibility standards would be
having the Program in operation for four years.
(B) Program Mission. The mission statement for the MPA Program (see
5.92(1) meets the NASPAA standard and the designed Program is
committed to assessing performance to direct operations.
(C) Program Jurisdiction. Our undergraduate program has an
identifiable administrative structure, faculty, and coordinator.
The faculty and the coordinator have considerable influence in
the Program. We anticipate that the MPA Program, housed in the
Department of Political Science and Geography, will follow the
undergraduate arrangement by allowing the faculty and director
to have substantial influence in the Program.
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(D) Curriculum. The proposed curriculum for the MPA Program is
designed to meet this standard.
(E) Faculty. The faculty has a current nucleus of five (5) full-time
persons with doctorates. The current faculty meets the
qualitative adequacy requirement for instruction. Four of the
five faculty member have successfully taught public
administration graduate courses. The faculty research records
are good with many additional works in progress. The
professional experiences and public services of the current
faculty are noteworthy. We are prepared to meet NASPAA's
diversity requirement with guest speakers, workshops, and with
our agency sponsors for our interns. In the past, the faculty
teaching in the undergraduate program had ethnic and gender
diversity, and we expect diversity to increase again as new
faculty replace faculty retiring from the department.
(F) Admission. The graduate admission standards are clearly stated
in SFASU's Graduate Bulletin.
(G) Student Services. At present, the faculty is well versed in
providing advisement and career guidance to undergraduate public
administration majors and minors. To meet this standard, the
faculty will have to conduct thorough appraisal of students from
the point of admission through graduation.
(H) Support services and facilities. The Department of Political
Science has the faculty office, classroom, and meeting area
facilities to get the Program started. The Department has
provided major updates in instructional equipment. Library
services meet or exceed ACRL requirements (see 5.95). The
budget will only have to be increased for additional supplies,
operating expenses, and graduate assistant support.
(I) Distance Education. Our present distance education efforts for
our undergraduate public administration classes with
interactive television are offered at the same level as our
regular classes. All our distance education efforts presently
meet, and will continue to meet, the requirements established
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
5.99. Supporting Fields
Evaluate the subject matter fields at the institution which may be
considered as necessary, or valuable, in support of the proposed
program. Will these fields need improvement or expansion? If so,
how, to what extent, and at what cost? Be specific.
Each student in the Program will be required to have an approved
minor. At present, communication, forestry, geography, history,
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psychology, or general administration appear to be in the best
positions to support the MPA Program. These graduate Droarams at
.SFASU would not require improvement or expansion Programs at
5.100. Costs of the Proposed Program
(1) Estimate the initial (first year) costs of the proposed program
If this is an extension of an ongoing program, what will be the cost
differential?
Table 5.100(1) Initial (First Year) Costs
of MPA Program
Graduate Assistantships $16,900
Supplies and Operational $1,000
NASPAA dues $600
(2) Estimate the annual cost of the program for the three years
following its first year. (Use current formulas in arriving at the
estimate.) Explain the rationale for the estimate. If this is an
extension of an ongoing program, what will be the cost differential?
The annual operational cost of the MPA Program for the three years
following the first year would be $19,055 (2001-2002); $19,627 (2002-
2003); and $20,215.45 (2003-2004). The rationale for these estimates
is based on an inflation rate of three (3) percent.
(3) Show the departmental operating expenditures for the last two
fiscal years for the departments which will contribute significantly
to the support of the proposed program. How will the proposed
program affect the allocation or distribution of these funds?
The operating budget for the Department of Political Science and
Geography for 1998-1999 was $833,208, and for 1999-2000 is $857,593.
These budgets include salaries (faculty and staff), benefits,
operations and maintenance, and travel. The proposed MPA Program
will not have a major impact on departmental resources. The
secretarial staff and student workers will be available to support
the Program. The normal operating expenses (e.g., long distance
telephone charges, photocopying, etc.) will be covered by the
Department. We do however, anticipate an additional expenditure of
approximately $16,900 per year to support graduate..assistants. The
additional formula funding generated by the program should be more
than adequate to meet the modest increase in cost.
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(4) What additional funds for research will be needed to support the
proposed program? Explain.
The MPA Program will not need additional funds. The institutional
environment at SFASU supports academic and applied research. On the
academic side, the University's Faculty Research Grant Program can
provide additional funds. On the applied side, the Center for
Applied Social Research (CASRE) provides an arrangement (the
overhead) for projects of value to public agencies. The funding of
two graduate assistants in the MPA Program will support and enhance
both academic and applied research.
(5) How many graduate assistantships are considered desirable to
begin the program? Estimate the amount of funds required for these
assistantships over the next four years. What sources are available
to support these assistantships? Will student aid funds be needed
for undergraduates other than those provided for all undergraduates?
Explain in detail.
Two graduate assistantships are considered desirable to begin the
Program. These assistantships (stipend plus medical benefits) would
require $70,700 during the 2000-2004 time period (2000-2001: $16,900;
2001-2002: $17,400; 2002-2003: $17,940; 2003-2004: $18,460). This
money would come from the University's budget for graduate
assistants. The Graduate School at SFASU has agreed to support this
request.
(6) Describe briefly the sources of financial support for this
program and evaluate the adequacy of funds for the inauguration and
support of the program. Does the program give indications of
becoming self-supporting within three years in terms of formula
generated income?
Financial resources from the Department of Political Science and
Geography are adequate for the inauguration and projected normal
operating expenses of the MPA Program.
In terms of operations, the MPA Program would be self-supporting.
Using the instructions and operations formula for the 1998-99
biennium and applying it to the Program for the 2000-2001 academic
year, we calculate the figures in Table 5.100(6).
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(7) Add any comments which would be helpful to the Coordinating Board
in evaluating this program request.
We believe the present proposal is compelling; no additional comments
appear warranted.
(8) Attach the letter of Certification of Adequacy of Financing to
the completed copies of the application for the new degree program.
Requested letter attached.
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Appendices
Appendix A Description of the New Graduate Courses
Appendix B Practitioners Letters of Support
Appendix C American Public Employee Survey Data
Appendix D SFASU Letters of Support
Appendix E Flyers sent to unclassified SFASU employees
Appendix F Vitas
Appendix G Section 5.95 Library
Appendix H Letters of Support from Prospective Students
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Appendix A: A Description of Proposed MPA Program
Graduate Courses
PSC 500 Survey of Public Administration - Overview of the field:
defining and outlining public administration, political
management, administrative responsibility, policy systems,
personnel administration, financial resources management,
organization theory, and challenges in public administration.
PSC 505 Public Administration Methods - Introduction to the
logic and methods used in public administration research and
practice including research design, information
collection, and analytical techniques. Basic computer literacy
and knowledge of basic college algebra required.
PSC 510 Public Personnel Administration - Personnel structures,
legal issues, recruiting, staffing, job analysis, job
evaluation, classification, compensation, training, performance
evaluations, discipline.and dismissal, and issues and challenges
in working with human resources.
PSC 515 Public Budgeting and Financial Management - Budgeting
processes, types of budgets, the politics of budgeting, revenue
systems, accounting, cash management, debt administration,
purchasing, risk management, and auditing. Prerequisite - PSC
500.
PSC 520 Policy Systems and Evaluation - Policy discussions at
the national, state, and* local levels of government with an
emphasis evaluations designed to determine the effectiveness of
policies and programs.
PSC 525 Public Organizations and Management - Development of
effective and practical managerial skills. Topics include: the
evolution of management thought and managerial
style, organizational structures, decision making,
communication, leadership, and motivation, and understanding
organizational duress. Prerequisite - PSC 500.
PSC 530 Topics in Public Affairs - The study of a selected
subject area related to contemporary public administration.
These areas may include political institutions, legal aspects of
government, local politics, administrative ethics, and spatial
analysis (may be repeated with a change in topic).
PSC 599 Public Administration Internship - Practical public
administration experience under the direction of an experienced
public administrator in an agency. Seminars, faculty
supervision, and a final administrative report are required.
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NACOGDOCHES
December 1,1998
Dr. Rick Herzog
Department of Political Science
and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045 SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3045
Re: MPA Program at SFASU
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I want to go on record as strongly supporting a Master of Public Administration program at
SFASU. I cannot think of a better addition to the current programs locally offered.
Securing an MPA program will create a potential for a large amount of graduates, including
many from our immediate area in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties. We also see an immense
value in having a local MPA program available to our city employees. Such a program will raise
the professional level of our public servants. In fact, we recently hired a Police Chief who has an
MPA.
I will personally be working toward an MPA as soon as the program is available at SFASU. The
program will also allow the City of Nacogdoches and other local businesses to utilize student
interns for special projects, research and training. We see the program as a "win-win" for
Nacogdoches and SFASU.
Sincerel(
J.C. Hugties, Jr.
City Mana]
City of Nacogdoches 33
P.O. Drawer 630648 • 202E.Pilar • Nacogdoches, TX 75963-0648
409-564-4693 • Fax 409-560-5137
Our Mission... To meet the needs of the Citizens
300 East Shepherd
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email:cmadin@ci.lufkin.tx.us
December 22,1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
On the behalf of the City of Lufkin, I would like to show my full support for the proposed
Master of Public Administration (MPA) Program at Stephen F. Austin State University. It
is my belief that an MPA Program will better educate and create qualified administrators
while improving the quality of government in East Texas region. The opportunities that
are available for those with MPA degrees are vast and numerous. From local to federal
government, those with the best education will lead this nation into the 21st Century.
This degree has an excellent track record in the city management profession. Many cities
prefer managers with an MPA degree.
The City of Lufkin could also benefit from the Program as a resource for interns, special
projects, and training. Internships would assist both students and the City by giving the
intern a chance to learn in a governmental atmosphere, while providing support to the
City staff. The undergraduate program in public administration at SFA has produced
outstanding interns for the City of Lufkin. Special projects, such as research, project
analysis, and surveying, would be utilized in order to assist City staff with these duties,
and to give the students a chance to utilize the skills they are developing in their studies.
The training that an MPA Program would provide will assist our employees with career
and professional development.
It is without hesitation that the City of Lufkin expresses a strong statement of support for
the implementation of a MPA program at Stephen F. Austin State University.
C.G. Maclin
City Manager
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November 30,1998
Richard Herzog, MPA, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I enjoyed discussing the prospect of a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program at Stephen F. Austin State
University (SFASU). Having received my Bachelor's in Public Administration from SFASU in 1986, then going on to
Texas A&M for my MPA, I have a vested interest in this potential program.
In addition to a vested interest, I also have some very strong opinions about the content of such a program, having
practiced Public Administration for 10 years now. In the current political climate, the world of the public sector (i.e.,
government and non-profits), has become increasingly answerable for its fiscal operations. The "reinventing" and
"reengineering" ideas of accountability to clients/customers and to excellence in operations, et al, have adversely
impacted many administrators who are stuck in 'the old ways". I strongly urge any new MPA program to include a
solid group of courses from the College of Business, especially in the area of entrepreneurial and strategic
thinking. Additionally, I believe that a high quality program would require a "Tools" course that would include grant
writing, interpretation of financial statements for non-financial managers, working effectively with volunteers,
conducting focus groups, and media relations. I believe so strongly in the importance of the grant writing
segment, that I essentially taught one undergraduate PA intern to write a grant, took him through many edits of the
application, and, in the end, his proposal to a private foundation for $100,000 capital improvement project was
fully funded. Whether in the governmental or non-profit sector, grant writing is an essential skill today.
The non-profit sector is growing by leaps and bounds. The availability of an MPA program with significant non
profit emphasis is, to my knowledge, extremely limited and, therefore, extremely desirable in this program. There
are some wonderful opportunities for potential partnering with foundations (such as the Meadows Foundation in
Dallas) and existing continuing education programs. I would encourage the immediate consideration an emphasis
area in the non-profit sector. Non-profit managers and CEOs are being held to a higher standard than in the past
and must frequently be a "Jack/Jill of all trades". Maintaining the balance between the bottom line and the non
profit mission is increasingly challenging. The niche seems ready-made and wonderfully matched to SFASU's
commitment to service learning.
Theory is important and crucial to critical and strategic thinking. However, an MPA is a generally a practitioner's
degree and should have ample opportunities for guided practical experiences. I have utilized undergraduate public
administration interns in the past and they seemed to have excellent learning experiences; I look forward to the
future opportunity of having graduate-level students for internships, to work on special projects, and to conduct
research. Thank you for this occasion to share my thoughts on the structure of this very worthy program.
Sincerely,
Robin L. Moore, MPA
Chief Executive Officer
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City Office
903/683-2213
November 23, 1998
City Manager
903/683-2214
408 NORTH MAIN
RUSK, TEXAS 75785
Richard J. Herzog, M.P.A., Ph.D.
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P. O. Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog:
An MPA program at SFASU would be invaluable to the public sector over the several counties and
many cities in the East Texas area surrounding the university.
I am an MBA graduate from the University of Texas at Tyler. In the UTT graduate curriculum,
MBA courses are taught seminar-style, with emphasis placed on learning by participation,
specifically channeled through team projects. As you are aware, collaboration and consensus are
highly valued leadership settings, and placing students in roles that support teamwork and
collaboration reinforce the learning experience and strengthen leadership skills.
In an MPA program, special projects and research could be provided for cities by student teams,
supervised by faculty. This would present real-life experience to students as well as supply an end-product
for the cities' needs, by applying expertise with the latest technology.
Additionally, an internship component would provide real benefits to cities needing professionally
educated manpower, as well as serve as possible avenues of employment to MPA graduates.
Yours sincerely,
Mary O. Dalj
City Manager
M0D:md
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City of Shreveport
1234 TEXAS AVE. P.O. BOX 311O9 SHREVEPORT. LOUISIANA 71130
SHREVEPORT . Web Site: www.ci.shreveport.la.us
October 21, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
P. O. Box 13045
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I am writing to offer my support for the establishment of a Masters degree program in Public
Administration at SFASU.
I received an MPA degree in 1977 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the
best such programs in the country. The training and experience I received while in the MPA
program has been extremely valuable to me in my service to the people of Shreveport over the
past 23 years. Because the MPA program stressed a "generalist" approach, I have been able to
hold responsible positions as the City's Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and as a
department head.
I believe that this kind of training is needed in the East Texas/Northwest Louisiana area. The
places which have a long tradition of professional local government management have
historically been able to call upon MPA programs for both new employees and advice from
academics and seasoned practitioners.
If SFA establishes an MPA program in the near future, local governments throughout this area
will be able to offer learning opportunities for your students. The specific opportunities will vary,
depending on the caliber of your faculty and the research interests of your students. One thing is
certain, however. MPA students need the "leavening" which comes from exposure to the "real
world." If we in Shreveport can be a part of that, it will benefit us, as well.
I believe that it would be well for anyone desiring to see how a first-rate MPA program operates
to contact Steve Allred at the Institute of Government at UNC-CH. They would be happy to be of
help to you.
Sincerely, f)
J/
Tom Dark
Director of Public Works
Ph: 318-673-6300
Fax:318-673-6320
TD/mtf
cc: Dr. Arthur Sementelli, SFASU
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The Center for Service-Learning and Eldercare
P. O. Box 13047, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3047
Office - (409) 468-2241 • FAX - (409) 468-2190
November 9, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Department of Political Science
Stephen F. Austin State University
PO Box 13045
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog:
For the past three years I have been involved with the implementation of a Learn and
Serve Higher Education Grant through the SFA College of Liberal Arts. In the course of
assessing community needs to be addressed by service-learning projects and coordinating
three Community Agency Volunteer Fairs, I developed many community agency contacts.
Many of the non-profit contacts that I worked with expressed a need for training and
resource support for those involved with volunteer management. In 1997, several agency
representatives and I formed the Deep East Texas Association for Volunteer
Administrators (DETAVA) to promote volunteer service administration as a profession;
to facilitate communication and resource sharing among members; and, to provide a forum
for the exchange of ideas and problems concerning the management of volunteer programs
in the Deep East Texas area. (While DETAVA is a regional association, it must be noted
that it is part of a network of AVA's across the United States, Canada, and fourteen other
countries.) To date we have sponsored several successful workshops and meetings on
grantwriting, media relations, and recruiting, recognizing, and retaining volunteers.
Several members have also expressed the desire for an undergraduate or advanced degree
in the area of volunteer management. I believe the University of North Texas is the only
university in Texas to offer such a degree at this time. In exploring what SFA had to
offer, I spoke to Dr. Art Sementelli who shared with me the possibility of SFA developing
a Master of Public Administration (MPA) program. I believe that such a degree would be
very beneficial for those individuals in the East Texas area wanting to advance in their
chosen profession of volunteer management. I would be interested in sharing information
regarding a MPA with our DETAVA membership.
Sincerely.
Carol Church
Associate Director, CSLE
ce: Dr. Art Sementelli
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Note: The actual number of jobs changed for 1993-1995 was
adjusted downward to project the number of new jobs that
could require or utilize an MPA degree.
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Note: The actual number of jobs changed for 1993-1995 was
adjusted downward to project the number of new jobs that
could require or utilize an MPA degree.
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College of Applied Arts and Sciences
P. O. Box 13002, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3002
Stephen- F, Austin State Uximrshy _ (409) 46&4604 - Office • (409) 468-2369 - FAX
February 23,1999
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
CAMPUS
Dear Dr. Herzog:
I have recently been made aware that you are preparing a proposal seeking the approval
of a Master of Public Administration Degree within the Department of Political Science
and Geography. My purpose here is to encourage you in this process and make you
aware of the interest in this type of program that has been communicated to me by public
agency professionals in this area.
Because the MIS Degree is in this college, I have had occasion to speak with many
individuals over the years who desire additional education. These are most often
individuals who have management roles in public agencies such as law enforcement,
human services, corrections, and municipal government. They are seeking to do two
things, add additional higher education to what they have already acquired and to enhance
their skills in contemporary issues relating to policy development, garnering additional
resources for their agency, and broadening their understanding of public funds
management.
There is no doubt that a graduate program such as you propose would
address most of the issues I have heard many public officials note as additional skills
they desire to learn. Further, I believe that you will be able to identify a steady group of
highly qualified graduate students who are seeking an advanced degree in public
administration.
Please continue the work you have begun to develop this proposal. Call on me or any
member of my faculty to consult with you if the need arises as you study the need for
adding this area to the fine work that has been begun in your department at the
undergraduate level. I wish you all the best in your effort!
Sincerely,
les O. Standley
Dean
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Department of Communication
P. O. Box 13048, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3048
Stephen F. Austin State University (409)468-4001 - Office • (409) 468-1331 - FAX
Memorandum
To: Dr. Richard J. Herzog
From: Robert T.
Chair. Department of Communication
Re: MPA Program
Date: August 25, 1998
I write to congratulate you for the effort to establish a graduate degree in Public
Administration. I also respectfully offer for your consideration graduate courses in
communication as a supporting field of study. For over thirty five years, the Department of
Communication has offered an MA degree in various areas of communication. Thus, we have
a well-established program and an experienced graduate faculty. But what is of relevance here
is my belief that coursework in communication would be an excellent compliment to the MPA
program. We offer several specific graduate level courses which could provide a foundation of
understanding for your MPA students in several different areas of human communication.
These range over studies of management, leadership, mass communication, interpersonal
communication, and ethics. I think specifically of Com 500 (Introduction to Graduate Study);
Com 501 (Media Management); Com 502 (Media Ethics); Com 503 (Communication
Theory); Communication 510 (Persuasive Leadership); and Com 512 (Mass Communication
Theory). In addition, your students would have an opportunity to do independent study and
research in Com 575 and Com 576.
There are adequate hours here to constitute a minor for the MPA program. The relevance of
this minor is suggested to me by the title of your proposed program. Public Administration is a
title which embodies an understanding of communication. "Public" suggests an understanding
of mass communication, which is the process of connecting to the public. Studying various
mass media, their distinctive operations and goals, and their distinctive audiences, would seem
useful to professionals who have a public role. The tenn "administration" denotes a process of
management and problem-solving essentially involving communication in team and face-to-face
contexts. Courses such as Communication Theory, Ethics, and Persuasive Leadership
would seem particularly relevant here.
Please accept the best wishes of the graduate faculty in the Department of Communication for
the success of your effort to establish an MPA program. We are excited about the potential it
offers for the education of future students. Do not hesitate to call on us for any assistance we
can provide.
cc: Dr. Joe Oliver. Coordinator, Graduate Program in Communication
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College of Business
Office of the Dean
R °- Bo* 13004, SFA Station • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3004
Stephen F. Austin State l/MYERSm (409) 468-3101 - Office • (409) 468-1560 - FAX
August 20, 1998
Dr. Richard J. Herzog
Public Administration Coordinator
Department of Political Science
Post Office Box 13045, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-3045
Dear Dr. Herzog
During a recent office conversation you mentioned the possibility of seeking the approval of a
Master of Science Degree in Public Administration.
This is an exceUent idea and the College of Business would be supportive of the degree program
with business courses that we offer through our Master of Business Administration Degree.
Graduates could study coursework that covers the common body of business knowledge that
would normally be included in an undergraduate business curriculum or refine business knowledge
by exploring business theories and applications and applying the knowledge to real-world
situations. At both levels of graduate study, such courses include accounting, business law,
computer science, economics, finance, management, marketing, international business electives,
and other approved electives.
One thing we must keep in mind during the planning for the new degree program is our AACSB-The
International Association for Management Education accreditation. A graduate program
could not have more than 50 percent of its course content or credit hours in subjects commonly
available in a College of Business or convey any connotation of a program in business
administration or management. The Master of Forestry program is a cooperative program
between the Colleges of Forestry and Business but the program is limited to resource
management professionals with at least five years of professional experience who are currently
employed in forestry or a closely related field.
I assure you that we look forward in working with you as you pursue the approval of this new
graduate degree program in public administration.
Sincerely
MarlirrC. Young
Dean
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Arthur Temple College of Forestry
Stephen E Austin State University
Excellence in Forestry Since 1946
August 3,1998
Dr. Richard Herzog.
Department of Political Science and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Dear Dr. Herzog,
The Arthur Temple College of Forestry is pleased to cooperate with the
Department of Political Science by offering Forestry Minors for the Master of Public
Administration. All of the minors will involve a new course, Forestry 500, that is
an overview of Forestry and Natural Resource Management in North America plus
six hours m a specialized area. Suggested areas of specialization are listed below
with course numbers.
Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 551- Advanced GIS Concepts
For 553- Advanced GIS Applications
Natural Resource Economics
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 516- Forestry Investment Analysis
For 522- Valuation of Nonmarket Resources, or
For 524- Economic Project Analysis
Forest Ecology
For 500- Analysis of American Forests
For 521- Advanced Landscape Ecology
For 545- Forest and Range Ecology
In the future if the demand is sufficient we will be able to add other areas of
emphasis such as Land Reclamation and Recreation Planning.
Sincere
fchael H. Legg
Assistant Dean
P.O. Box 6109 SFA • Nacogdoches, Texas 75962-6109 • (409)468-3301 • FAX (409)4684489
Department of Psychology
. .. p-O. Box 13046-SEAStation • Nacoedoches Texas 7596?
STEPHENf.AU5T1NSTATE UNTVERgTY tAna\ At t 'J /:>y62-
(409) 48
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468-4402 - Office « (409)468-4015 - FAX
MEMORANDUM
TO: Richard Herzog, Department of Political
Science
FROM: Heinz Gaylord, Chair of Psychology
DATE: September 15, 1998
SUBJECT: Possible Psychology Graduate Minor in Support of proposed Master of
Public Administration degree in Department of Political Science.
The Psychology Graduate Program offers a sufficient number of graduate level
courses that would enhance the proposed MPA degree.
It should be recognized that some of these courses have prerequisites and many
are offered only once per academic year.
Suggested selections for a minor in Psychology are:
1) Psy 501(4) - Advanced Analysis of Behavioral Date
2) Psy 507(4) - Experimental Design
3) Psy 510(3) - Advanced Industrial/Organizational Psychology
4) Psy 516(3) - Community Psychology
5) Psy 503(3) - Learning
6) Psy 495 (G) - Psychopathology
*7) Psy 498G - Topics in Psychology
8) Psy 575(1-4)-TBA
* Not offered every year. Other courses may be available through consultation to
review prerequisites and individual emphases.
An overview of aspects of human behavior and exposure to methodology designed
for the behavioral sciences would strengthen a degree in Public Administration
since presumably MPA graduates would need to effectively work with people from
all levels of society having varying degrees of professional/educational training.
If additional information is need contact me.
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MEMORANDUM
DATE 23 FEBRUARY 1999
TO DR.RICKHERZOG
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FROM DARREL MCDONALD
GEOGRAPHY
RE GEOGRAPHY AS A MINOR IN THE PROPSED MPA PROGRAM
The Geography program is interested in developing a minor for the proposed Masters of Public
Administration (MPA) program. The combination of public administration and geography will provide students
with thought processes and skills that will be expected by state and local governments. Most medium-to-large sized
local governments and state agencies are utilizing geographic information skills (GIS) or in the process of
implementing GIS to enhance decision-making and effective service delivery.
The geography minor will require students to take nine hours of courses approved by the Graduate School.
MPA students electing this option can select the hours from the following list:
Geo. 501 Physical Geography: Concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geo. 502 Cultural Geography Seminar
Geo. 503 Regional Geography Seminar
Geo. 575 Advanced Independent Studies: (GIS) Applications
Geo. 576 Advanced Independent Studies: Internships
Other courses that may be relevant to MPA studies that will qualify for Graduate School approval include:
Geo. 410G Remote Sensing
Geo. 450G Middle America
Our faculty has a strong interest and recognized reputation for teaching graduate students. The feculty is
experienced in geography topics that compliment public administration courses. In particular, Dr. Leon Hallman
has developed energy seminars, applied experience in local government and is trained in urban geography. Dr. John
Heppen is well versed in spatial analysis and in developing GIS applications that interpret census and electoral data.
His research focuses on political and social geography impacts on regional politics.
Please contact me if you need further information concerning Geography as the proposed MPA program is
finalized. Lastly, we can consider developing other suitable courses at the graduate level, if you feel that the MPA
students will need the information to be qualified professionals.
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MPA
(Master of Public Administration)
@SFA
We are in the process of writing a proposal for an MPA degree at SFA. As part of the
proposal, and justification for the program, we would like to assess the demand and need
for the MPA among SFA employees.
MPA graduates can gain a variety of career options:
• generalist in local, state, and national governments
• management of nonprofit organizations
• specialist in a variety of areas such as city management, health care, environmental
management, human services, public relations
• the private sector focusing on public affairs and governmental regulations
• advancement within their agencies
Eligible Students:
• would have a bachelor's degree with any major (e.g., biology, business, education, and
political science)
Program Highlights:
• courses offered at night, on weekends, and web-based for students who work full or
part-time
• core courses in public management, public personnel administration, budgeting and
financial management, policy evaluation and analysis, public administration methods
• speciality tracks developed to match student interests (e.g., public affairs, planning,
city management, program administration)
• credit for in-service experiences
• internships for pre-service students
If interested please Contact: Dr. Rick Herzog or Dr. Art Sementelli phone:
409-468-3903, fax: 409-468-2732, or email: rherzog@sfasu.edu or
asementeiii@sfasu.edu (Please respond by Monday, August 31)
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CHARLES FREDERICK ABEL
EXPERIENCE
1997-Present Steven F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas
A ssistant Professor of Political Science
■ Teaching
■ American Government
■ American Political Thought
■ American Political Culture
■ Research in Progress
■ American and East Texas Political Culture
■ Critique of Postmodern Political Thought in Public Administration
■ Catalysts Of Revolution And Social Movement
■ Submitted for Publication
■ "Imagery In Public Administration: The Poetic Heuristic,"
Administrative Theory and Praxis
1995-1997 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pa.
Dean of Graduate Studies
■ Coordinating, directing, developing and enhancing graduate program
quality, scholarly research, scholarly development and teaching
effectiveness
■ Recruiting high quality graduate students and distributing financial aid to
support their work
■ Reporting and working closely with the President, participating in
academic and fiscal planning and serving as his deputy as requested,
acting as an advocate of the University's graduate programs and research
community
■ Collaborating closely with the Deans of Liberal Arts, Sciences and
Education in order to ensure that the optimal relationship amongst
University's undergraduate, graduate and research activities.
■ Developing and administering assigned budgets; coordinating budget
expenditures.
Director of 'Institutional Research
■ Providing design and programming support for research and evaluation
projects related to institutional effectiveness and enrollment
management.
■ Responding to research/data requests from college staff involved in
program evaluation, continuous improvement initiatives, and
enrollment management and routine departmental administration.
■ Providing demographic data and related information used to project
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trends to enhance college decision-making and planning.
■ Participating in the development of survey instruments related to
student tracking/follow-up and student/employer satisfaction.
■ Coordinating data-gathering and reporting activities in response to
requirements of local, state, federal agencies and requests of other
external and internal stakeholders and reviewing and evaluating
information provided in periodic reports.
■ Developing and administering assigned departmental budget;
coordinating expenditures from the budget.
1991-1995 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pa.
Assistant Professor of 'Political Science
■ American Government
■ American Political Thought
■ Public Law
■ Political Culture
■ Criminal Justice Administration
■ Criminal Process
■ International Student Advisor 1993-1995
1989-1991 Hanover County Attomeysfs Office Hanover, Va.
Assistant County Attorney
■ Zoning, Planning, Eminent Domain, Historical Preservation
■ Public Works
> CMdWelfare
■ Contracts
1987-1989 Chesapeake Chy Attorney's Office Chesapeake, Va.
Assistant City Attorney
■ Zoning, Planning, Eminent Domain, Historical Preservation
■ Contracts
1985-1987 Northern Illinois University Dekalb, Illinois
Associate Professor of Politick Sci^
■ Public Law
■ American Government
■ Graduate School of Public Administration (Administrative Law,
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EDUCATION
State and Local Government Administration)
1978-1986 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Va.
Assistant Professor
■ Public Law
■ American Government
■ Political Theory
■ Research Methodology
■ Center for Urban Studies and Public Policy, Graduate School
faculty (Public Policy, Public Law, Public Administrator^
Consulting
■ Consultant to the National Institute of Justice (U.S. Department
of Justice), Technical Assistance and Support Program (Ms. June
B. Kress), analyzing and evaluating funded research projects,
performing feasibility studies and developing research designs
1993-1995. * 5 *
■ Consultant to the National Center for State Courts (Dr. V.E.
Hango) on a National Science Foundation Proposal to study
access to state appellate courts (September-December, 1979).
■ Consultant to the United National World Food Council (Dr.
Uwe Kracht) in preparing a position paper on an international
right to food, to be presented to the Council ministers in the
General Assembly. (October-December, 1977).
1966-1970 University of Pittsburgh BS Biology/Chemistry
1970-1973 Duquesne University JD Law
1973-1976 University of Pittsburgh MA Political Science
Areas of Concentratiat
■ International Relations
■ International Political Economy
■ International Law
1976-1979 University of Maryland PhD. Political Science
Areas of Concentration
■ Public Law
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State and Local Government
Political Theory
Research Methodology
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Institute On The Foundations Of Institutional Research Practice
(The Association For Institutional Research, University Of
Delaware, Summer, 1996.)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
The Justification Of Political Trials (New Haven, Connecticut;
Greenwood Press, 1993).
Dependency Theory and the Return of High Politics (New
Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press, 1986).
Punishment and Restitution: A Restitutionary Approach to
Crime and the Criminal (New Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood
Press, 1984).
Chapters
Socid Services Law," R.H. Rosenberg (edl A Handbook For
Local Government Attorneys (Tallahassee, Honda: LGA lJress,
1991};
"The Medicalization of Repression: Eugenics and Crime
Control," with J. F. Katz, J.F. Sheley (ed.), Exploring Crime
(New York; Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1986).
"The History and Theory of Dependency," with K. Bauzon,
Dependency Theory and the Return of High Politics (New
Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press, 1986).
"Dependency, Realism, Imperialism, and the Return of High
Politics," with M. Tetreault, Dependency Theory and the Return
of High Politics (New Haven, Connecticut; Greenwood Press,
1986).
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Published Papers
■ "Imagery and Public Administration, Administrative Theory and Praxis
(currently under review)
■ "Corporate Crime and Restitution," Tournal of Offender
Counseling, Services and Rehabilitation (Spring, 1985).
■ "Eugenics and Biomedical Approaches to Crime Control," with
T. Katz. Contemporary Issues (February, 1984).
■ "The Right to Food as a Property Right," United Nations World
Food Council (1983).
■ "Liberating the Industrious Tailon The Case for Ideology and
Instrumentalism in the Social Sciences," with J. Oppenheimer,
Political Methodology (September. 1982).
Book Reviews
■ Review of Schubert, Glendon, Political Culture and Tudicial
Behavior (New York; University Press of America, 1985),
appearing in the Tournal of Biopolitics (August, 1986).
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS
Politics and Corrections: The Need for "Autonomous" Penal
Institutions in Democratic Communities," (Presented at the 1993
meetings of the American Criminal Justice Society in Chicago,
Illinois).
"Polemic on Behalf of Unrestricted Conditional Zoning,"
(Presented to the Virginia State Legislature, Richmond, Virginia,
1988).
"Life Stress Events and Political Orientation," (Presented at the
1986 meetings of the Western Political Science Association in
Eugene, Oregon).
"The Case for a Psychological Perspective in the Study of
Political Economy," (Presented at the 1985 meetings of the
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International Studies Association in Washington, D.C.).
"Political Trials: Criticisms and Justifications," (Presented at the
1983 meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Denver,
Colorado).
"The Medicalization of Deviance," (Presented at the 1983
meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
in San Antonio, Texas).
"Corporate Crime and Restitution," (Presented at the 1983
meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice Science
in San Antonio, Texas).
"Politics, Relevancy, and the Criminal Law," (Presented at the
1982 meetings of the American Academy of Criminal Justice
Science in Louisville, Kentucky).
"The Changing Structure of the Global Oil Market: An Analysis
Using Power1 in a Schedule Sense," (Presented at the 1982
meeting of the International Studies Association in Cincinnati,
Ohio).
"The National Security Implications of the Present Direct Foreign
Investment Pattern in the United States Land," (Presented at the
1979 meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in
Gatlinburg, Tennessee).
INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES
■ Classical and Jazz piano
■ Gourmet Cooking
■ Chess
■ Opera and Theater
■ Aikido
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RONALD G. CLAUNCH
PROFESSOR (1985)
Political Science and Geography Department
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
VITA
Date and Place of Birth:
January 8, 1944 Haynesville, Louisiana
Marriage:
1967 Betty Key, Perryton, Texas (B.A. in Elementary
Education, 1966, Baylor University)
Children:
1969 Catherine Ruth Claunch Wintill (B.S. in Elementary
Education, 1991, SFASU; B.S. in Social Work, 1994,
SFASU)
1971 Christina Lynn Claunch Gallaher (B.F.A. in Art, 1993,
SFASU)
Education:
1962 Spring Branch High School, Houston, Texas
1966 Baylor University, B.A.
1968 University of Missouri, Columbia, M.A.
1972 University of Missouri, Columbia, Ph. D.
Prior Experience to SFASU:
1968-69 University of Arkansas, Instructor, Department of
Political Science
Publications:
"How Voters Decide in a Sales Tax Election," Missouri
Municipal Review, 36(July 1971), 6-7.
"Opportunity and Motivation: Why Students Register to Vote
in Their University Community, l! The Municipal Matrix, IV
(October 1972), 1-4. (With James G. Dickson and J. David
Cox) .
"The Texas City Manager in Policy Formulation: A Routine of
Urban Politics," Public Service, (February 1977), 6-9.
The research was supported by a 1975 Summer Faculty
Research at SFASU) .
"Single Member Districts," Texas Town and City. LXIV (March
1977), 6-9, 17. (With Leon Hallman).
"Ward Elections in the South: Electoral Change Through
Federal Court Order, " GPSA Journal, VI (Spring 1978).
(With Leon Hallman).
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"The Inner-City Rediscovered: The Back-To-Town Movement in
Dallas' Lower Munger Place," Texas Journal of Political
Studies, II (Fall 1979), 22-43. The research was
supported by a 1978 Summer Faculty Research Grant at
SFASU) .
"Ward Elections in the Cities of East Texas, " in Practicing
Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr. 4th
edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Co., 1980, 247-251.
(With Leon Hallman).
"Photography by Political Scientists: The Slide as Classroom
Supplement," Teaching Political Science, (January 1981),
131-146. (With Don Gregory). The writing of the article
resulted from a 1978 Teaching Excellence Grant at SFASU.
"Don't Stay Home in '81: A Photo Expedition to the Texas
Legislature," The Texas Outlook, 65 ( January 1981),
26-27. (With Don Gregory). The writing of the article
resulted from a 1978 Teaching Excellence Grant at
SFASU.
"Texas," Reapportionment Politics, Sage Publications, Rose
Institute of State and Local Government, 1981, 311-317.
(With James G. Dickson and Wes Chumlea).
"A Focus on Roy Blake. . .The Work of a State Senator,11 The
Daily Sentinel, August 2, 1981, A4. (With Don Gregory) .
"A New Data Source for East Texas," Nacoadoches Business, 1
(February 1982), 6 and 8.
"Texas Students and the Politics of Higher Education: The
Struggle Against Tuition Increases," Texas Tech Journal
of Education, 10 (Winter 1983), 5-19. (With Don Gregory).
"Lobbying by University Students: The 1981 ^ Tuition
Controversy," in Practicing Texas Politics, edited by
Eugene W. Jones, Joe E. Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert
Trotter, Jr. 5th edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Co., 1983. (With Don Gregory).
"A Decade of Change: Population and Housing in the City and
County of Nacogdoches," Nacoadoches Business, 2 (May
1983), 2-3.
"Brick and Mortar for Texas Higher Education," in Texas
Politics Today, edited by William Earl Maxwell and Ernest
Crain, 3rd edition. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1984,
416-419. (With Don Gregory).
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"Market and Trade Areas of Nacogdoches,11 Nacogdoches
Business, 2 (December 1983), 4-6.
"Business and Employment Trends in Nacogdoches County: 1965-
1981," Nacoadoches Business, 3 (February 1984), 4-7.
"The Nature and Quality of Housing in Nacogdoches,"
Nacoadoches Business, 3 (April 1984), 6-11.
"The Evolution of a Public Policy: Higher Education
Construction and the Texas Legislature," Texas Journal of
Political Studies, 6 (Spring/Summer 1984), 3-21. (With
Don Gregory).
"An Expanded View of the Nacogdoches Market: A Look at the
Surrounding Area and Appleby," Nacoadoches Business, 3
(August 1984), 4-7.
"A Comparison of Two Communities: Lufkin and Nacogdoches,11
Nacoadoches Business, 3 (October 1984).
"The Attributes of the Nacogdoches Market: A Comparison to
Similar Sized Texas Cities," Nacoadoches Business, 3
(December 1984), 4-5.
"Poverty in Nacogdoches," Nacoadoches Business, 4 (February
1985), 4-5.
"Agriculture in Nacogdoches County" Trends and
Comparisons," Nacoadoches Business, 4 (June 1985), 3-4.
"An Amendment to the Texas Constitution: A Case Study in
Public Policy for Higher Education," in Practicing
Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr. 6th
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. , 1986, 75-81. (With
Don Gregory) .
Study Guide to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy, New
York: St. Martin's Press, 1986, 1-337.
Test Item File to Accompany Lipsitz's American Government.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986, 1-236.
Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lipsitz's American
Democracy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. (With
Thomas Yantek, Trudy Steuernagel and Priscilla
Southwell).
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"Some Interest Group Reactions to the No-Pass, No-Play
Provisions of House Bill 72," in Practicing-Texas
Politics Brief Edition, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, LylTc. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr 2nd
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987, 142-144.
(With Don Gregory).
"An Amendment to the Texas Constitution: A Case Study in
PUBLIC Policy for Higher Education,"in Practicing Texas
Politics Brief Edition, edited by Eugene W. Jones, Joe E.
Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr., 2nd
edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1987, 44-50.
(With Don Gregory).
"David and Goliath: The Pennzoil-Texaco Battle in Texas," in
Practicing Texas Politics, edited by Eugene W. Jones,
Joe E. Ericson, Lyle C. Brown and Robert S. Trotter, Jr.
7th edition, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1989, 229-
235. (With Don Gregory) .
"City Councils," Encyclopedia USA, 11 (January 1989) Gulf
Breeze, Florida: Academic International Press.
Study Guide to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy,
New York: St. Martin's Press, end ed., 1989.
Test item File to Accompany Lipsitz's American Democracy,
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed., 1989.
Instructor's Manual to Accompany Lipsitz's American
Democracy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2nd ed., 1989,
(With Thomas Yantek, Trudy Steuernagel and Priscilla
Southwell).
"Have You Heard It All? The Experiences of Lufkin and
Nacogdoches with Citizen Surveys," Texas Town and City,
LXXXIII:3 (March 1996), 30-31. (With Richard J. Herzog).
"Stories Citizens Tell: How Knowledge, Reactions, and Actions
Become Linked," Public administration Review, 57:5
(September/October 1997), 374-379. (With Richard J.
Herzog).
Convention Papers:
"Political Trust and Referenda Voting." Midwest Political
Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 197,2.
"Professionalism and Policy-Making Orientations Among Texas
Citv Managers," Southwestern Political Science
Association, San Antonio, Texas, March 28, 1975. (With
Jim Holland).
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"A Routine of Urban Politics: The Gatekeeping Role of the
City Manager in Policy Formulation." Western Social
Science Association, Tempe, Arizona, April 29, 1976.
"The Texas City Manager in Policy Formulation: The View of
Councilmen and Mayors-" Louisiana Political Science
Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 11, 1987.
"Developing City Electoral Districts in Non-SMSA Cities: The
Limitations of Census Data Void of Geographical
Considerations." American Association of Geographers,
Salt Lake City, Utah, April 27, 1977 (With Leon Hallman) .
"The Difficulty of Using Census Data and Geographical
Principles for Drawing Court Required City Electoral
Districts: East Texas Non-SMSA Cities." American
Association of Geographers, Salt Lake City, Utah, April
26, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Geographical Considerations in the Designing of City^
Electoral Districts for an East Texas Non-SMSA City:
Jacksonville." Western Social Science Association,
Denver, Colorado, April 22, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"The Quest for Effective Representation: The Move to Single-
Member Districts in Texas Cities. " Southwestern Political
Science Association, April, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Designing Single-Member Electoral Districts for City
Commissions: Student Involvement Illustrating the Role
of Geography in the Political Decision-Making Process."
National Council for Geographic Education, St. Louis,
Missouri, November 26, 1977 (With Leon Hallman).
"Community Revitalization in the Inner-City of Dallas,
Texas: An Investigation of Responses to Urban Redlining."
Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston,
Texas, April 12-15, 1978.
"Urban Electoral Change Through Judicial Mandate: The Movement
to Ward Elections in the South." Western Social Science
Association, Denver, Colorado, April 27-29, 1978 (With
Leon Hallman).
"Police Officer Attitudes Toward Their Political Milieu in
Small and Medium-Sized Texas Cities." Western Social
Science Association, Denver, Colorado, April 27-29,
1978 (With James G. Dickson and Robert Hollman).
"The Effects of Cynicism and Occupational Dynamics Upon
Police Perceptions of Their Clientele: A Causal Model."
Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia,
November 9-11, 1978 (With James G. Dickson).
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11 Neighborhood Transition in Dallas, Texas: A Return to the
Inner-City,fl Association of American Geographers,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1979 (With Leon
Hallman)•
"Supplementing Commercial Films and Slides: The Political
Scientist as Photographer." Southern Political Science
Association, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, November 1, 1979
(With Don Gregory).
"The Application of 35mm Slides to Courses in American and
State Politics. " Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas, April 4, 1980 (With Don Gregory).
""the Use of 35 m Slides in Social Science Courses: A Focus
Upon the Texas Legislature." East Texas Council of Social
Studies, Nacogdoches, Texas, April 19, 1980 (With Don
Gregory).
"The Neighborhood Housing Services Model in Dallas: Inner-
City Revitalization Without Displacement. " Western Social
Science Association, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April,
1980.
"Segregation in Cities: A Case Study of Texarkana, Texas-
Arkansas." National Science Foundation Chautauqua Short
Course, Memphis, Tennessee, March 16, 1981.
"The Texas State Data Center Program and Population Gains
Within the East Texas Council of Government Region."
Human Services Committee, East Texas Council of
Governments, Kilgore, Texas, June 18, 1981.
"Census Geography." 1980 Census Data Users Conference,
Nacogdoches, Texas, July 22, 1982.
"Developing a Neighborhood Profile." 1980 Census Data Users
Conference, Nacogdoches, Texas, July 22, 1982.
"Victory in the Crossfire: Tuition Increases and the
Politics of Higher Education in Texas." Texas Academy
of Science, San Angelo, Texas, March, 1982 (With Don
Gregory).
"Population and Housing in East Texas: A look at the 1980
Census." National Association of Independent Fee
Appraisers, East Texas Chapter, Longview, Texas, .
November 9, 1982.
"Is the Legislature Only a Referee? The Case of Higher
Education Funding Before the Texas Legislature." Western
Social Association, April 25, 1984, San Diego, Ca.,
(With Don Gregory).
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"The Legislative Process in Texas: Does Hyperpluralism
Prevail?" Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas, March 22, 1985 (With Don Gregory).
"County Voting Patterns in Texas: An Analysis of the 1984
Higher Education Construction Amendment." Western
Social Science Association, Ft. Worth, Texas, April
25, 1985 (With Don Gregory).
"Hyperpluralism in State and Local Politics: rhetoric or
Reality? Arkansas Political Science Association, Little
Rock, Arkansas, February 21, 1986 (With Don Gregory) .
"The Implementation of the Higher Education Assistance Fund:
The Politics of Higher Education Appropriations in
Texas." Western Social Science Association, El Paso,
Texas, April 23, 1987 (With Don Gregory).
"Restructuring the Texas Student Loan Program: The Battle
for Privatization/" Western Social Science Association,
April 28, 1989 (With Don Gregory).
"Stories Citizens Tell: New and Old Directions for City
Management." Symposium on Public Administration Theory,
Savannah, Georgia, February 19, 1996 (With Richard J.
Herzog).
"Developing a Model to Explain Citizen Satisfaction with City
Services." Southwestern Social Science Association,
Houston, Texas March 22, 1996 (With Richard J. Herzog).
Political Service:
Member, Nacogdoches Planning and Zoning Commission, 1981-1987.
Consulting Work with Texas cities, counties, and school districts
in regard to single-member redistricting, school attendance zones,
desegregation plans, or population projections:
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RICHARD J. HERZO6
Department of Political Science 1600 Redbud
Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
P.O. Box 13045 (409) 560-4224
Nacogdoches, Texas 75962
(409) 468-3903
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, December 1987
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Specialization: Public Administration and Public Policy
Subfields: Policy Analysis, Organization Theory, Decision Making,
American Institutions
Other Fields: Methodology: Research Design, Data Analysis,
Computer Applications
International Relations: American Foreign
Policy, Weapons Procurement
Dissertation: Analyzing Military Propaganda Documents as a
Weapons System: Politics, Strategy, Tactics,
and Effectiveness
Masters Degree in Public Administration, July 1982
University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
Emphasis: General Administration
Thesis: Federal Power Commission and Natural Gas
Regulation: Implementing Curtailment Policy
Bachelor of Science in Communication, May 1980
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Double Minor: Political Science and Public Administration
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
9/87- Associate Professor (9/97) and Assistant Professor
received merit every year available, tenure granted in 1993
Courses taught:
Introduction to Public Administration—overview lectures, role
playing exercises, oral presentations by students, practitioner
guest speakers
Public Financial Management—lectures, explanation of analytical
techniques, homework problems, budgeting exercise with students
analyzing a budget from a local government, guest speakers to
discuss tax administration, risk management, budgeting
The Politics of Public Budgeting—theory lectures, budgeting systems
exercises designed for state and local governments, financial
managers as guest speakers
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Associate/Assistant Professor STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Continued
Policy Analysis—methods lectures, case studies, computer assisted
decision making, "real world" policy analysis by students, student
presentation of policy analysis to public officials, program
evaluation, intensive interviewing by students
Public Organization Theory—schools of thought lectures, student
critiques of literature, case studies, role playing exercises, guest
speakers, student interview of practitioners, field trips to public
organizations
Public Personnel Administration—techniques, challenges, issues
lectures, exercises, guest speakers
Field Study in American Government and Politics—internship course
Advanced Graduate Studies—teach students with public administration
emphasis in Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program, students
enroll in undergraduate courses and have graduate course
requirements
Introduction to American Government: Structure and Functions—
lectures designed to generate student interest in American and Texas
government, contemporary political issues focus, group discussions,
guest speakers
FIG (Freshman Interest Group) Introduction to American Government:
Structure and Functions with English course, worked with two English
instructors, provided connections among the courses, coordinated
educational/fun activities outside of class
Plic Administration Coordinator
Revised public administration curriculum to include core courses,
and political science electives, published public administration
program brochure; recruitment of public administration majors and
minors; counsel students and graduates for government employment; .
initiated Students for Public Administration (SFPA)
Internship Coordinator
Internship development for public administration and political
science majors, monitoring of intern progress, make recommendations
on interns1 activities, consultation with intern sponsors, positions
in over 20 governmental and nonprofit agencies in East Texas
including: Office of the Attorney General; Texas Department of
Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Nacogdoches County
Commissioners Court, Elections Department, Auditor's Office; City of
Nacogdoches-City Manager, City Planner, Financial Director,
Municipal Court; City of Lufkin-City Manager/Assistant City. Manager
City Planner; East Texas Women's Shelter; Nacogdoches County Chamber
of Commerce U.S. Representative Charles Wilson's District Office;
East Texas Community Health Services, Inc.; State Representative
Jerry Johnson's District Office; State Senator Drew Nixon's Office;
Piney Woods Area Health Education Center; Nacogdoches Memorial
Hospital, Nacogdoches County Exposition Center;
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Associate/Assistant Professor STEPHEN F, AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY Continued
Departmental Activities
Evaluated public administration and political science majors1 use of
the library, Executive Committee, Public Administration Faculty
Recruitment Committees (member and chair), Merit Review Committee
College of Liberal Arts Activities
Liberal Arts Council (Secretary), Merit Review Board, advising,
Honors Council
Center for Applied Social Research
maiden project, budget proposal
University Activities
Microcomputer Proposal Review Committee, Supplemental Instruction
Group Advisor
Stephen F. Austin State University Faculty Research Grants
1995 - To use citizen surveys to connect citizens with city
governments
1992 - To use organizational development techniques to study
employee attitudes in the two medium-sized city governments in Texas
1990 - To study the managerial role of city managers in Texas, and
to explore the theorist-practitioner issue in public administration
Faculty Advisor
Students for Public Administration, College Republicans (Fall 89 -
Spring 91) Young Democrats (Fall 89 - Spring 91)
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER
9/92- Adjunct Professor
9/97 Taught public personnel administration in Masters of Public
Administration Program, seminar format, exercises, and guest
speakers; developed comprehensive exam sections for public financial
management, and public personnel administration
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
6/85- Instructor Courses taught:
5/87 Public Policy, Contemporary Issues of Politics, Fundamental Issues
of Politics
8/84- Teaching Coordinator
5/85 Fundamental Issues of Politics: liaison for faculty, graduate
instructors and students
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DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS Continued
1/84- Research Assistant
5/84 Computer applications, data collections, civil rights policy
implementation, and evaluation of MPA program
8/82/3- Graduate Instructor
12/82/3 Fundamental Issues of Politics
1/83- Co-teaching special Fundamental Issues of Politics;
5/83 responsibilities with developmental education program
PUBLIC SERVICE
4/96- Texas Department of Transportation (Lufkin District)
Interagency agreement with the Center for Applied Social Research at
Stephen F. Austin State University to provide a comprehensive survey
of TxDOT's external customers to identify barriers to effective
communication, assess the key factors that influence communication,
analyze the information, compile reports to provide opportunities to
improve communications
7/94- Houston County, Texas
Personnel work: the use of job analysis to write job descriptions,
job evaluation, development of a position classification system and
a pay schedule, development of a personnel policies and procedures
manual, and the writing of an employee handbook, formulation of a
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action plan, continues
updating of manual and handbook
12/94- Government Finance Officers Association
Budget Reviewer: reviewed over 20 budgets from cities nation-wide
with between $10 and $100 million in expenses/expenditures
4/90- Office of the Attorney General of Texas-Child Support Enforcement
Unit, Nacogdoches, Texas assistance with budget formulation and
personnel career ladders, employee performance plans
8/94- City of Lufkin, Texas and City of Nacogdoches, Texas
12/95 Citizen Surveys: wrote and received approval of contracts detailing
survey work; hired and trained student telephone interviews;
completed 500 telephone interviews in Nacogdoches and Lufkin;
trained data entry persons; completed 22 personal interviews in
Lufkin and 20 personal interviews in Nacogdoches; trained interview
transcribers; provided city officials with various reports:
Statistical Results, Citizen Comments to Open-ended Questions, Final
Summary Report, Analysis (of the findings), Personal Interviews
(information beneficial to city management); presented Final Summary
Report and Analysis to City Commission in Nacogdoches and City
Council in Lufkin; guest on KSFA talk show (with Gordon Pierce,
Nacogdoches City Manager); articles "Comparing Lufkin and
Nacogdoches" printed in the Daily Sentinel (7-2-95 p, 3C) and
"Comparing the Cities of Lufkin and Nacogdoches by Telephone"
printed the Lufkin Daily News (7-3-95 p. 5A)
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PUBLIC SERVICE Continued
9/90- City of Nacogdoches, Texas - Engineering Department
11/93 Geographic Information Systems (GIS): in collaboration with Darrel
McDonald a comprehensive GIS needs assessment was conducted in 1993
including: a general discussion of GIS, the role of long and
generational planning, departmental and regional goals and
objectives, information sources, information needs, cost-benefit
analysis, recommendations, and future steps
8/93- City of Nacogdoches, Texas
11/93 Management Information Systems (MIS): formulation of a request for
proposals to conduct a city-wide MIS study, submission of a proposal
with McZog Consultants and the Stephen F. Austin State University's
Tucker Center for Geographic Information Systems Training and
Application Development
1/92- City of Marshall, Texas and City of Nacogdoches, Texas
2/93 Employee Attitude Surveys: developed a confidential employee
attitude survey with city management and department heads,
administered the survey to 176 city employees in Marshall and 189
city employees in Nacogdoches in all departments, employees
responded to statements about: 1) the city employees involvement in
service delivery, 2) their immediate supervisor's impact on service
delivery, 3) city government, 4) the role of citizen involvement in
service delivery, and 5) their departments, (in Nacogdoches they
also responded to 6) the city's personnel policies, 7) their
immediate supervisors, and 8) job attitudes) employees also
responded to open-ended questions, the survey information was
analyzed, and feedback sessions were conducted with city management
and department heads, recommendations were made
4/92 East Texas Community Health Services, Inc., Nacogdoches, Texas
Revision of personnel policies: health insurance, vacations,
holidays, sick leave, moonlighting, drug testing, alcohol-abuse.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
4/94- Southeastern Political Review, manuscript reviewer
12/93- West Publishing Company, Thousand Oaks, CA: review of American
6/96 government textbook, review of a Texas government textbook
1/89- Harper Collins Publishers, New York: prospectus reviewer for public
8/93 administration books and American government textbooks
WORK EXPERIENCE
5/85- Zog Brothers Seafood, New Orleans, Louisiana
8/86 Small business entrepreneur, marketing of fresh shrimp in Wisconsin
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WORK EXPERIENCE Continued
8/80- Urban Studies Department, University of New Orleans, New Orleans,
8/82 Louisiana; Public Service Employment Fellow, intern to
administrative judge, analyzed New Orleans Area/Bayou River Health
Systems Agency, health care and judicial administration research,
state court systems research
5/80- Community Action Program (CAP) Services, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
8/80 Supervisor of Youth Conservation Community Improvement Program
(YICCP) in Waupaca County (part of CETA program), supervised and
introduced work experience environment to youth ages 16-19,
organized recreational events, raised funds, developed positive
community/youth relations
PUBLICATIONS
"Stories Citizens Tell and How Administrators Use Types of Knowledge"
(with Ronald G. Claunch), Public Administration Review
(September/October 1997, Vol. 57 No. 5, pp. 374-379 (lead article).
"Have You Heard It All?: The Experiences of Lufkin and Nacogdoches with
Citizen Surveys'7 (with Ronald G. Claunch), Texas Town & Citv, March 1996 Vol.
LXXXIII, No.3, pp. 30-31.
"PACER: A Mnemonic for the Texas Bureaucracy" in William Earl Maxwell and
Ernest Craine, Texas Politics Today, (1995) seventh edition, St. Paul, MN:
West Publishing Company, pp.213-215.
"Building Practitioner-Held Theory Through Triangulation," Journal of Public
Administration Research and Theory, Vol. 3 No. 4 (1993), pp. 431-456.
"From the Campus to the Courthouse: Fresh Brainpower Available from Interns,1
(with Mike Decuir), County, May/June, Vol. 5, No. 3 (1993), pp. 26-27.
"Tactics in Military Propaganda Documents: A Content Analysis of
Illustrations," (with John Wildgen), Defense Analysis, Vol. 2,
No. 1 (1986), pp. 35-46.
BOOK REVIEWS
The Unconscious Life of Organizations: Interpreting Organizational Identity
by Michael A. Diamond in Administrative Theory & Praxis Vol. 16, No. 1
(1994), pp. 99-101.
Ironies in Organizational Development by Robert T. Golembiewski
in Social Science Quarterly Vol. 72 (June 1991), pp. 398-399.
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"The Personal Management Theories of Texas City Managers," submitted to the
Texas City Management Association (1991).
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
March 1999 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Portland, Oregon
prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Budgetary Discourse: Warrants
for Money and Arrest"
March 1998 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Colorado Springs,
Colorado, prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Money Talks: Linking .
Discourse Theory to Budget Formulation and Budgetary Outcomes"
March 1998 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Colorado
Springs, Colorado, prepared a paper (with Arthur J. Sementelli) "Does the Dog
Need a Tail: Conducting a Demand/Need Assessment to Determine MPA Program
Feasibility"
October 1997 - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration Annual Conference, Raleigh, North Carolina, prepared and
presented a paper "Evaluating the "Fuzzy" Ingredient to Administrative
Success: Communications with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)"
July 1997 - American Society for Public Administration National Conference,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prepared and presented a paper "Evaluating
Communications with Multiple Audiences: The Case of the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) "
March 1996 - Southwestern Political Science Association Meeting, Houston,
Texas, prepared (with Ronald G. Claunch) a paper " Developing a Model to
Explain Citizen Satisfaction with City Services"
February 1996 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Savannah, Georgia,
prepared (with Ronald G. Claunch) and presented paper "Stories Citizens Tell:
New and Old Directions for City Management"
March 1994 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Akron, Ohio, prepared
and presented a paper "The Role of Espoused Theories in the Management of
Public Organizations"
March 1994 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, Akron,
Ohio, prepared and presented a paper "Integrating Role-Playing Exercises into
Public Administration Curriculums"
July 1993 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Hayward, California,
prepared and presented a paper "Public Administration: Citizens,
Constituents, Clients, and Customers"
March 1993 - Southwestern Political Science Association, New Orleans,
Louisiana, prepared and presented a paper "Quality of Service Delivery Models
for Local Governments"
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Continued
February 1992 - National Conference on Teaching Public Administration,
Charleston, South Carolina, prepared and presented a paper "Noodle Triangles
and the Success of Public Administration Internships"
October 1991 - Southwestern Association of American Geographers,
Nacogdoches, Texas, prepared and presented a paper "Models of GIS (Geographic
Information System) Decision Making"
April 1991 - Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada, prepared and
presented a paper "A Classification of Public Administrators Based on Their
Management Theories"
March 1991 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Washington, D.C.,
prepared and presented a paper "Building Practitioner Theory Through
Different Methods of Knowing"
April 1990 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Los Angeles, California,
chaired panel "Improvements in Practitioner Theory Building: The
Philosophical Concerns," and prepared and presented a paper "Practitioner
Theories on Democratic Participation"
April 1990 - Public Administration Research Symposium, Los Angeles,
California, chaired panel "Methods," prepared and presented a paper "A
Flowchart of the Research Process Toward a Management Theory of City
Managers"
March 1990 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas,
chaired panel "Budget and Finance Management in an Era of Declining
Resources."
March 1990 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Fort Worth, Texas,
prepared and a presented paper, "The Geopropago Perspective and Geopolitical
Priorities."
April 1989 - Public Administration Theory Symposium, Miami, Florida, prepared
and presented paper, "Exploration of the Theorist-Practitioner Issue:
Personal Organization Theories of City Managers in Texas."
March 1989 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Little
Rock, Arkansas, prepared and presented paper, "Exploration of the Theorist-
Practitioner Issue: Personal Organization Theories of City Managers in
Texas."
February 1989 - Mosher Institute for Defense Studies Symposium,
"Towards a More Stable Military Balance in Europe," discussant for panels.
April 1988 - American Society for Public Administration Conference, Portland,
Oregon, Poster Session, "Analyzing Written Communication," illustrating data
collection with Kurzweil Reading Machine, displayed readability statistics
for government documents.
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS Continued
April 1988 - American Society for Public Administration Conference, Portland,
Oregon, attended workshop, "Microcomputers as Decision-Making Aids in all
Fields of Public Administration."
March 1988 - Southwestern Political Science Association, Houston, Texas,
prepared and presented a paper, "Organization Theory Perspective on
Adversary Threat Assessment."
MEMBERSHIPS
American Society for Public Administration
Section on Budgeting and Financial Management
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management
Section on Management Science and Policy Analysis
Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
Section for Professional and Organizational Development
Section on Public Administration Research
American Political Science Association
Texas City Management Association
The National Political Science Honor Society
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DR. HARRY V. HOECHTEN
CURRENT POSITION:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Geography
Stephen F. Austin State University (1981 -present).
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND;
BA- " Political Science, St. Mary's University of San Antonio (1970)
MA- - Public Administration, University of Oklahoma (1974)
D.P.A. - Doctor of Public Administration, Nova Southeastern University
(1978) y
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
Decorated World War II veteran (1943-1945). Served in the United States Army as an
infantryman in the Italian campaign including the Anzio Beachhead. Later was assigned
to Field Marshall Sir Harold Alexander's Headquarters as a clerk.
United States Civil Service (retired): 35 years service - 30 years in intelligence field.
LAST FEDERAL POSITION AND PRINCIPLE DUTIES DURING CAREER:
Assistant to the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force Electronic Security Command (1978-
1980), now renamed The Air Force Intelligence Agency. Duties included acting as
spokesman for the command and writing or approving high level executive outgoing
correspondence and messages.
As a staff intelligence officer, held various positions (including operations, planning and
budgeting), within the United States Air Force Security Service and the Electronic Security
Command (1950-1980).
Was principal spokesm